Windows XP Comes Integrated into Windows 7

[heruamon]

WereKitten said:

heruamon said:

WereKitten said:
How is this better than running XP and its applications inside one of the many third party virtualization tools?

How is it not?

Sorry, but I still don't understand. You could use virtualization in Vista too, and no details were given on how this "new" solution would be any better. So how is this "huge"?

 

"Users will be able to install a Windows XP application, and launch it seamlessly on the same Windows 7 desktop, along side Windows 7 versions of the same application, without actually affecting the core operating system. This fact alone, allows Microsoft to continue to support Windows XP in a virtualized environment, thereby giving legacy support without actually building loads of legacy code into Windows 7. This not only improves Windows 7's stability and speed, but also security.

At this time, Microsoft is claiming that XPM provides near perfect Windows XP compatibility within Windows 7.

Microsoft will include a full license of Windows XP SP3 with every copy of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate for use with XPM."

Okay...just incase you didn't know this...ALOT of business IT department's DIDN'T turnover to Vista, and this was the reason why...so my question is what audience are you talking about...because I'm talking about the US Gov't, Fortune 500 set....