Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?

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Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop?

By what the article says, it should be able to
do the job. On the other hand, considering
that Windows 7 is going to be based on
Server '07 rather than an all-new platform,
will it really be needed.
I don't deny that compatibility is a major
issue for Windows and has been ever since
'95 and even before. Even though Microsoft
has touted backwards compatibility, the
reality has been far less than stellar. The
operating systems themselves have become
so bloated with old code that I don't think
even Microsoft knows for sure what's in Vista
any more; much less what's coming up. It's
past time for Microsoft to dump all their old
code and start from scratch.

If they did this, then Hyper-V would be a
perfect way to let them retain compatibility
with older software while allowing new
applications to come into a clean
environment that could bring MS to the
forefront in speed and stability. All the old
pathways into the kernel and features would
be shut down, essentially eliminating the
majority of the malware now plaguing
Windows, IE and other current Windows-
compatible software. In other words, a clean
slate for creating a new user experience.

I don't believe that coming off of an
established version of Windows will do much
better than it did when Win2000 and WinXP
were brought in from the old Windows NT
kernel. Yes, both are far more stable than
their predecessors, but Vista, based off of
that same NT kernel, is a massive step
backwards rather than forwards in terms of
usability. How can Win7, based off the same
kernel again, be any better?

Drop the NT kernel. Drop the old Windows
entirely. Build from scratch or build from a
clean, uncluttered kernel; but don't just put
the same old code out there again where
nothing really changes for the end user.

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