Microsoft to stop development of Virtual PC for Apple Mac

Microsoft to stop development of Virtual PC for Apple Mac

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit confirmed at the ongoing Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference that they would no longer be releasing updates to their Virtual PC for the Apple Mac.

The software giants acquired this product from Connectix and this application enabled PowerPC-based Macs to run Microsoft Windows and Windows applications by emulating the inner workings of a PC-compatible computer.

A company representative said in a statement: “Mac BU has made the decision not to move forward with a Universal version of Virtual PC at this time; however, current Virtual PC customers will continue to receive product support.”

The statement further said: “Developing a high-quality virtualization solution, such as Virtual PC, for the Intel-based Mac is similar to creating a version 1.0 release due to how closely the product integrates with Mac hardware.”