AMD chief touts virtualisation virtues

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So - if people can see the benefits from using virtualisation tools and approaches for consolidation (yes - I think that really is all we are talking about here!), does anyone think we are ready to finally wake up to the fact that we do not actually need to have a physical desktop at every desk? ... or, heaven forbid, that we can access our logical desktops remotely from practically anywhere?

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