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Alternatives to VMBed for rental of virtual XP machines?

VMBed.com allows you to rent Microsoft Windows machines by the hour and access them remotely using remote desktop (RDP) or VNC.

This service is available for approx $1.20/hr and you must sign up for a minimum of $20/month subscription plan.

What other on-demand, cloud-based desktops are available for rental, preferably without a subscription?

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Amazon AWS has pricing starting at $0.125/hour for Windows 2003. I don't think there's a monthly minimum.

Eric J.  2009-10-13 17:54:41

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