What are your thoughts about Windows XP Mode for Windows 7?
Could it have the potential to take away from the "Use XP in VDI use case whilst you migrate to Win 7"?
My personal feeling is that it (XP Mode for Windows 7) “could” be used successfully if:
· Make sure that the end point is robust enough to handle a bit of virtualization. But hopefully if you are already planning a Win 7/Vista migration you have already made the decision to let the OS upgrade follow your PC lifecycle management plan therefore newer/faster hardware would be a given.
· Users are trained well enough on how to use their legacy applications within a VM. (Users have a hard enough time with TS/CITRIX, this adds a whole new level of complexity to their computing environment)
· MS allows you to bundle your own build into that delivery mechanism, if not then it is the same as running any desktop hosted virtualization platform to deliver an alternative OS.
http://www.withinwindows.com/2009/04/25/windows-xp-mode-internals-part-1-overview/