Windows Vista limits emulation on Mac OSX

Windows Vista ships next year, and a lot of Mac users are looking forward to install an emulated copy onto Mac OS X using VMWare or Parallels. However, the published Microsoft EULA on Windows Vista indicates that it will be severely limiting running an emulated version of Vista.

“USE WITH VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. You may use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system on the licensed device. If you do so, you may not play or access content or use applications protected by any Microsoft digital, information or enterprise rights management technology or other Microsoft rights management services or use BitLocker. We advise against playing or accessing content or using applications protected by other digital, information or enterprise rights management technology or other rights management services or using full volume disk drive encryption.” (source)

Also, if you really want to push running Vista on several computers, you would have to purchase a premium edition since the basic versions only allows you to run 2 copies.

Universal binaries, please come!