Bill/MS acquired Connectix’s virtualization technology [1] in 2003. VirtualPC and Virtual Server went on to become Hyper-V and power Azure to this day. VPC was

Bill/MS acquired Connectix’s virtualization technology [1] in 2003. VirtualPC and Virtual Server went on to become Hyper-V and power Azure to this day. VPC was released in 1997 and VMW founded in 1998. [1] https://news.microsoft.com/source/2003/02/19/microsoft-acquires-connectix-virtual-machine-technology/ https://news.microsoft.com/source/2003/02/19/microsoft-acqui...