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OS X Lion Allows Running Multiple Copies on the Same Machine (Virtualization)

typecase said:
This seems like it continues to erode the importance of Mac OS X as time goes on as iOS becomes more important to Apple's bottom line. It seems like it's just a commodity piece of software now. I can see Windows users virtualizing OS X, essentially removing the core of what it means to "have a Mac." At least with a Hackintosh, you really worked hard to get the OS to work on non-Apple hardware. Now it seems to easy. :eek:
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Read the article or the actual EULA. This doesn't let you build Hackintoshes. You're now allowed to run two virtualized Lion on top of Macs only.


This has nothing to do with eroding the importance of Mac OS X but actually making developing Mac Apps much easier for developers as well as companies testing Lion apps for CS purposes.
 
Wow. Great news especially for people working with:

* Legacy software and software that requires Rosetta to run
* Anyone doing software development or testing
* People doing secure work that want to run in an isolated (non networked) environment
* People who have moved to using VMs (keychain PC/USB drive PC) for portability

Anyone know if Parallels works with Lion now in Host and Guest mode?
 
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Lmao! That was great!

Anyway, I'd also like to know if we'll be able to virtualize 10.6. Not a big problem for me if we can't but it'd be a nicething to be able to do.
 
balamw said:
I hope this opens the door to virtualizing OS X when running under a Boot Camped Windows.
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Possibly, as it might make it easier to create a VM without the need for server software.
However, I don't think this will be sanctioned by Apple, cause Mac OS X in a VM offers inferior user experience compared to running natively.
 
"Bootcamp" for Lion

I wonder if this would allow you to install Lion in a seperate partition like you can with Windows under bootcamp? Just thinking about using a Mac for Home and Work and keeping things completely seperate that way rather than have to run a VM. Any thoughts?
 
When VMware announces the new version vSphere it will support running Lion Server as a VM.
 
shawnjoe said:
I wonder if this would allow you to install Lion in a seperate partition like you can with Windows under bootcamp? Just thinking about using a Mac for Home and Work and keeping things completely seperate that way rather than have to run a VM. Any thoughts?
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You could already do that. Now, I suppose it's legal with one licence.
 
zweigand said:
Exactly. If this were the case, we could actually update to lion at my workplace. If not, we will be stuck at snow leopard for the foreseeable future.
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Considering that this has been technically possible for a while, it's refreshing that Apple altered it's EULA to allow it.
Apple may have considered businesses in the situation you describe and is leaving this option open for them, a time warp to Snow Leopard, to allow greater enterprise adoption.
In addition, virtualizing multiple 10.7 installations even in the workstation version of Lion makes sandboxing for development much easier. Both Parallels and VMWare hadn't allowed it in their products due to the licensing issues.
 
Can anyone tell me how this will be implemented, given Lion is just a download from the Mac App Store? Don't you need to have installed Snow Leopard first before upgrading to Lion? And how are you going to virtualize Snow Leopard?
 
McGiord said:
I have the same question, also for previous Mac OS X versions?
Rosetta being also one of the main usages for this.

Can VirtualBox be used also?
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That's what I want to know! If I can install Leopard and / or Snow Leopard in VirtualBox under Lion, I'd be an extraordinarily happy camper.
 
Ok, can some one explain to me how you would virtualize Snow Leopard to be able to run software that would only run on it (I want to go to Lion but I have two programs that I'd actually care that won't run on Lion. I don't really need them, they're just games honestly, but it would be nice if I could go to Lion and still be able to play them. Also, would it affect performance cause it sounds like the work around is running a virtual version of Snow Leopard from which I understand the virtual part takes up memory itself that the game might need).

Sorry, never ran parallels or boot camp but be interested in how you would do this (and would you need to buy separate software to be able to do this?)
 
This sounds far better than it actually is. I can understand why they don't want to run it on non-mac hardware if it is a money thing (mac hardware subsidizes the OS cost). So can't they supply VM licenses at greater expense?
 
ghostlyorb said:
I would be really happy if I could do that. I would be able to run church programs (such as EasyWorship) in Boot Camp then still have access to Mac.. and then if you could use virtualization to your current mac partition.. that would be cool too.. but I doubt it.
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What the **** is a frush?
 
Officially, with Lion requiring the MAS to download and the installer needing to run from Snow Leopard...

How exactly are we to install Lion in a virtual machine again ?
 
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