Re: [Xen-devel] Microsoft plans 'hypervisor' for Longhorn

["M.A. Williamson" <maw48@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Could Apple's x86 switch require Intel VT too? The one year delay
> lines up with VT availability.  Requiring Intel VT would probably lock
> out all existing machines since it would be difficult to emulate on
> existing chips. Intel VT specific shuts out AMD which matches their
> announcement.
I guess... But OTOH, it'll probably take that long to get the 3rd party 
developers up to speed, develop and launch new machines, etc. so it could 
be coincidence I suppose.
> The simple reason for requiring VT is to get MS Windows app support.
> Windows would run in another VM. A virtual graphics card would then
> make it appear inside the Mac display. Running an SMB server
> internally allows partitions to be shared. Daemons in each OS could
> export the clipboard over a virtual network to make DND work and do
> things like mouse handoff.
The ability to do that sort of thing is (IMHO) one of the big wins of 
moving to x86, as far as Apple is concerned.
> Any rumors of Apple working on a hypervisor?
I haven't heard any. It'd make good sense, though. OTOH, I guess they might 
have talked to VMWare - the VMWare workstation product would also be a good 
fit.
Of course if they do use a hypervisor they should really use Xen ;-) Who 
knows, perhaps they're secretly working on this - stranger things have 
happened.
Cheers,
Mark

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