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In March, Microsoft produced a slew of virtualization announcements. Countless of us enterprise watchers focused mainly on the much-needed alter Microsoft produced to its XP Mode technology, taking away the chip-level virtualization requirement.A different of those mid-March virtualization announcements is about to obtain a great deal much more scrutiny, having said that. As of July one, Microsoft is incorporating a new license to its line-up known as Windows Virtual Desktop Entry (VDA). Windows VDA is for devices/machines exactly where consumers wish to entry a virtual duplicate of Windows, but which don;t qualify for protection under the Windows Consumer Software Assurance agreement. That includes issues like thin customers, third-party contractor PCs, non-Windows-based PCs and smartphones, among other platforms.Additional particulars are accessible on Microsoft;s Web website. Among them would be the price with the new license:“Microsoft designed Windows VDA to enable organizations to license virtual copies of Windows client operating systems in virtual environments. Windows VDA is a device-based subscription license and will be obtainable at $100/device/year. It will allow organizations to create multiple desktops dynamically,Office 2007 Pro, enable user accessibility to multiple virtual devices (VMs) simultaneously,Windows 7 Home Basic, and move desktop VMs across multiple platforms, especially in load-balancing and disaster recovery situations.”Windows VDA is going to become mandatory for these devices specified above — regardless of the underlying infrastructure provider, according to the enterprise.Microsoft is touting the new Windows VDA SKU as “simplif(ying) the purchase process for people that need to add value to their Enterprise Agreement.” Burton Group analyst Simon Branfitt found a good deal to like about the new VDA license claiming Microsoft finally was getting “desktop virtualization right.”But one particular Microsoft customer who requested anonymity said he feared the Windows VDA SKU is going to be cost-prohibitive.Microsoft;s existing Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) license “was so virtualization-hostile that it produced VDI (virtualized desktop infrastructure) a bit of a pipe dream,” mentioned the customer. The new Windows VDA “looks like a pretty marginal step on the road to redemption, and not nearly compelling enough to justify a VDI deployment.”“Since 1 with the main goals of any VDI rollout is reduction in soft costs, I fail to see how requiring a full Windows consumer (that must be patched,Microsoft Office 2007 Standard, locked down and otherwise managed) helps achieve that goal,Office Professional 2007 Key,” he continued. “Over three years the price for Windows Client SA is roughly $100 + $40 + $40 + $40 = $220. Over five years it;s $300. VDA cost is $300 for 3 years, $500 for five. I don;t see why Microsoft can;t just allow us to purchase a copy of Windows with SA and apply that license to a thin customer.”I;ve asked Microsoft officials for further explanation but have but to hear back. I;ll update this post with more if/when I do. In the interim,Microsoft Office 2010 Home And Business, any other potential customers stressing over the new Windows VDA license?