The main question is WHY did M$ grab VPC? There isn't any reason except that VPC's ability to run non-M$ operating systems was a threat. Connectix had a version of VPC that ran under Windoze and the only way M$ could kill or control that was to grab VPC away from Connectix. It is also instructive to note that M$ did not hire the VPC programmers; just a few token ones to help with the transition.
Looking at Microsoft's products that are coming up, one of the things they are releasing is a server virtualization product that allows you to run 4 or 5 separate smaller instances of Windows on one larger box to aid with server consolidation, especially in shops with large amounts of legacy applications. Connectix was working on a lot of the same technology, and I would guess that was the main reason that they grabbed the product: it gave them the bulk of the work in a cheaper way than it would to do the development from scratch, as well as a bunch of patents.
Steve
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