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Too much virtualization isn't good

Too much virtualization isn't good

Posted Jan 14, 2011 16:48 UTC (Fri) by danieldk (guest, #27876)
In reply to: Too much virtualization isn't good by cabrilo
Parent article: Lawyers Can Leave Windows for Linux OS – Ubuntu (SEOLawFirm.com)

"If a person is using Office in a virtual machine, that person will likely end up using the virtual machine to also browse the web and work with email."

Not so much anymore with Unity (and functional equivalents). I sometimes have Visual Studio on my desktop to test/compile stuff, but I never had the urge to open another Windows program.


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