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MacManiak
Aug 06, 2011Aspirant
Built-In Virtualisation
Hello. I've seen that most of Virtualisation software is accessible for free and have a Linux/self running version. I know that ReadyNAS can host and run a Virtual machine server. So, my que...
WhoCares_
Aug 07, 2011Mentor
No. At least not always. As it is, Netgear for example offers 90 days of free installation support. Now where does installation support end? Does it end when you've successfully inserted the hard drives and finished the initial setup. Or does it end when you have your virtual machine configured with Windows 2012 Ultimate Server with Active Jungle and whatnot else? Does it include setting up a virtual Oracle instance? In addition, right now all Netgear has to support is their own OS. With virtualization support, they'd also have to hire specialists for various scenarios. In the end, I don't think that would be a viable business model.
-Stefan
-Stefan
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