>>>Hi Gang....
>>>
>>>Noticed this new product on the market...........
>>>
>>>Parallels Workstation 2.2 for Linux and Windows
>>>
>>>http://www.parallels.com/en/download/workstation/
>>>
>>>Would not the Linux version open up the floodgates so VFP Software could run on the Linux operating systems (by installing XP in the Virtual Machine)???
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>>>If so, would this not get around MS relunctance to allow VFP to run on Linux, because MS Software OS has been installed in this case (in the VM on Linux)?
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>>I don't see any advantage - VFP would still be running on XP, while XP would be hosted in a VM.
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>>Microsoft would still require you to buy a copy of XP to do this.
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>But for those who have migratged to Open Source (Third-World and others), then would this not give us a backdoor to get VFP apps on these machines (and yes, they would have to install XP also in a VM)?

Yes, but it's not a simple or low-cost route. It might actually be less expensive to buy a separate machine that's running Windows natively.