The market evidence doesn't support that. Windows 7 is the fastest selling version of Windows ever. More PCs are now running Windows 7 than XP. Business runs on Windows and you need to pay for that license, even if on a VM.

>agreed on the desktop *interface* side - but the biz model of selling new windows with each machine might get into trouble.
>The machine can run on any OS, but interaction is with a VM not in need of update on new HW, unless you are a gamer.