Comments on: A Portable Hypervisor: Part Two http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7465/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: cjcox http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7465/#comment-6834 cjcox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7465/#comment-6834 <p>I think it\'s important for Linux Mag readers to remember that since Hyper-V is a proprietary, closed source, patent encumbered technology that businesses are at great risk when implementing it. At any moment, at any time, Microsoft can cease to support or maintain the product or radically change its direction and there is NOTHING that can be done to stop it since forking or self maintenance of the source is not possible.</p> <p>I see NO value in running Hyper-V. There are a plethora of BETTER hypervisors out there that are free and won\'t put your business at risk. </p> I think it\’s important for Linux Mag readers to remember that since Hyper-V is a proprietary, closed source, patent encumbered technology that businesses are at great risk when implementing it. At any moment, at any time, Microsoft can cease to support or maintain the product or radically change its direction and there is NOTHING that can be done to stop it since forking or self maintenance of the source is not possible.

I see NO value in running Hyper-V. There are a plethora of BETTER hypervisors out there that are free and won\’t put your business at risk.

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