Chapter 1. Virtualization History and Definitions
“Half the work that is done in the world is to make things appear what they are not.” (E. R. Beadle)
Putting it bluntly, virtualization is deception.
Even if we refuse to believe it, fabrication, faking, and feigning are just as much a part of our lives as creation and originality. In truth, entire arts and sciences are solely dedicated to the manipulation of perception.
Nevertheless, with the dissemination of personal computing, the overloaded term virtualization has escaped the technical jargon to invade common language, popular culture, and philosophy. Since the early days of the Internet boom in the 1990s, it has become a complete cliché (or simply lazy writing) to name any web-related activity ...
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