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Matthew writes: Microsoft today announced their purchase of Virtual PC and Virtual PC Server from Connectix Corporation.

Microsoft Spokesman Explains: “We have basically reached the saturation point for server and client operating system sales. There’s a one-to-one relationship between PCs and operating system sales, which has been a sales limiter for us.”

“Virtual PC breaks that 1:1 operating system sales barrier for us. With this software, we can now sell a virtually unlimited number of operating system licenses for each PC. We’re thinking that we will probably be able to load eight to sixteen server operating system licenses per server in a few years, which obviously is a huge sales gain for us. There is apparently some sort of gain for the customer as well. Heck, we might even give this stuff away.”

“Here’s the real kick—we get to sell this software as well. This is really going to open up the money pipe for us. Oh, and the MacOS version of VirtualPC gives us a way to say we support Mac users without actually doing any work. That’s true synergy.