The virtualization battle is just starting to heat up. Three heavyweights are already slugging it out to see who will be crowned king of the canned computer. VMWare is already an industry standard. Its cross platform compatibility and stability make it the app of choice for sys admins and developers. Hot on their heels is spunky new-comer Parallels. While most of us associate Parallels with their run-away success in virtualizing Windows XP on OS X they also develop for PC. Which I honestly had never heard about. The reason you haven't heard about it is that their current PC offerings are pretty much crap. They lack features that VMWare already delivers in bucket loads. To make matters worse Microsoft just threw down a huge gauntlet by the name of Virtual PC 2007. Unlike VMWare's or Parallels' offering Microsoft is offering their virtualization software for the bargin basement price of $0. Yup, its FREE. I recently setup a Win98 Virtual PC and used it to relive the past with a few rounds of MechWarrior 2. Which, to tell you guys the truth, I now totally suck at. I have no idea how I mastered the ridiculously complicated controls when I was 13. Musta had something to do with all that fresh moutain air I got while walking uphill 7 miles through 3 feet of snow on my way to school.
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