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Virtualizing Windows on Ubuntu



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John Abreau wrote:
> This question came up at work last year, and as I recall, Microsoft
> had claimed that the OEM license for a laptop could not be used for a
> VM, and that we had to purchase a separate XP license for each VM we
> create.
> 
> 
It sounds like the key, then, is to run Windows natively and Linux
inside Virtualbox.  It doesn't seem ideal if the Linux image is where
you'll spend most of your time, but it's the way to avoid yet a second
MS licensing fee.

 -Don

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