Previously, Apple made it clear that it would only allow the installation of Snow Leopard Server and Leopard Server within virtual machines until this July—at that time, Lion and Lion Server joined the list of acceptable virtual Macs. Considering that Leopard and Snow Leopard are already "outdated" versions of Mac OS X, however, Apple may end up letting the update slide. VMware’s Fusion 4.1 allows virtualization of client versions of OS X itself for the first time. The newest version of Fusion, which was released earlier on Friday, now allows users to install client versions of Leopard, Snow Leopard, or Lion, a feature that has heretofore been limited to server editions of the operating system.
Both VMware Fusion and competing product Parallels Desktop currently allow OS X Lion client to run virtualized, in accordance with new Apple terms and conditions explicitly allowing it on Mac hardware. Until then, VMware’s 4.1 update will cure a lot of headaches for users looking to run PowerPC applications on their Lion-based Macs. Previously, VMware Fusion supported virtual Macs running Lion, Lion Server, Snow Leopard Server and Leopard Server. Apple's operating-system license policy during the Leopard and Snow Leopard eras specified that only the server version of Mac OS X could be run in a virtual machine, and then only on Apple hardware. When Lion was released, that policy changed to allow both Lion Server and the non-server version of Lion to be virtualised.
When a user tries to install Leopard or Snow Leopard in Fusion 4.1, a dialog box appears that says, "Verify that the operating system is licensed to run in a virtual machine." Previously, VMware Fusion supported virtual Macs running Lion, Lion Server, Snow Leopard Server and Leopard Server. Apple's operating-system license policy during the Leopard and Snow Leopard eras specified that only the server version of Mac OS X could be run in a virtual machine, and then only on Apple hardware. When Lion was released, that policy changed to allow both Lion Server and the non-server version of Lion to be virtualised.
When a user tries to install Leopard or Snow Leopard in Fusion 4.1, a dialog box appears that says, "Verify that the operating system is licensed to run in a virtual machine." VMware Fusion 4.1 changes the behaviour of the new virtual machine assistant when creating a Mac OS X virtual machine. This additional prompt reminds you that installing VMware recommends consulting the licence agreement accompanying your Mac OS X software for the terms and conditions that apply.
The Lion licence specifically mentions allowing "virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer". VMware Fusion 4.1 changes the behaviour of the new virtual machine assistant when creating a Mac OS X virtual machine. This additional prompt reminds you that installing Mac OS X in a virtual machine is subject to the licence agreement that accompanies the Mac OS X software. This behavior is identical for the Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion releases of Mac OS X and their variants.
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