Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines.

The standalone Flip app will soon be shut down by Microsoft. The app's core features will be migrated to Teams for Education, though some functionality will get lost in the shuffle.

It was not surprising, then, when Microsoft started telling reporters and analysts that it was going to change the policy and allow lower-priced home versions to also be used.

The standalone Flip app will soon be shut down by Microsoft. The app's core features will be migrated to Teams for Education, though some functionality will get lost in the shuffle.

Tech Services & Software Microsoft flip-flops on Vista virtualization Company reverses plan to expand rights to allow home versions of the operating systems to run inside virtual machines.

For months, the industry has been calling on Microsoft to ease restrictions forcing customers to use only the priciest versions of Windows Vista for desktop virtualization. It was not surprising ...