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Have you ever tried to setup a Windows container let alone one on an Xbox? Even Microsoft knows windows containers are fucking shit, just look at azure Linux, it’s the entire reason for it’s existence

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Linux

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woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Even Microsoft knows windows containers are fucking shit

The Xbox System Software contains a heavily modified Hyper-V hypervisor (known as NanoVisor) as its host OS and two partitions. One of the partitions, the “Exclusive” partition is a custom virtual machine (VM) for games; the other partition, the “Shared” partition is a custom VM for running multiple apps including the OS. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_system_software#System

Xbox already runs two VMs. Just throw in a third with real Windows.

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- Defaced@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  A VM and a container are two completely different pieces of technology…
  
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  - woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    A VM and a container are two completely different pieces of technology…
    
    I’m sorry I mixed up the terminology. I was sure the point of “Microsoft can ship Windows with Xbox” came across no matter what.
    
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    Defaced@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No worries, it’s an understandable mistake.
    
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