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Clarify Hyper-V and VirtualBox info for Docker for Windows 

Fixes #134

Signed-off-by: Misty Stanley-Jones <misty@docker.com>
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@ -26,25 +26,25 @@ power users or multi-node experimentation. Both Docker for Mac and Docker for
Windows include the newest version of Docker Machine, so when you install either
of these, you get `docker-machine`.
The new solutions come with their own native virtualization solutions rather
than using Oracle VirtualBox, so there are new considerations to keep in mind
when using Machine to create local VMs. Docker for Mac allows for the creation
of additional `docker-machine` based `virtualbox` machines without issue, but in
the case of Docker for Windows, you will need to use the `hyperv` driver
instead.
The new solutions come with their own native virtualization solutions instead of
Oracle VirtualBox, so keep the following considerations in mind when using
Machine to create local VMs.
- **Docker for Mac**: You can create additional `docker-machine` machines using the
`virtualbox` driver.
- **Docker for Windows**: You can create additional `docker-machine` machines using
the `hyperv` driver instead of the `virtualbox` driver.
#### If you are using Docker for Windows
Docker for Windows uses [Microsoft
Hyper-V](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyperv_on_windows/windows_welcome)
for virtualization, and Hyper-V and Oracle VirtualBox are incompatible.
Therefore, you cannot run the two solutions simultaneously. But you can still
use `docker-machine` to create local VMs by using the Microsoft Hyper-V driver.
* If you are using Docker for Windows, the only prequisite is to have Docker for Windows installed. You will use the Microsoft `hyperv` driver to create
local machines. (See the [Docker Machine driver for Microsoft
Hyper-V](drivers/hyper-v.md).)
for virtualization, and Hyper-V is not compatible with Oracle VirtualBox, which
is the default driver for `docker-machine`. Therefore, if you use Docker
for Windows, you must use the `hyperv` driver when creating machines using
`docker-machine` See the
[Docker Machine driver for Microsoft Hyper-V](drivers/hyper-v.md) for more
information.
#### If you are using Docker for Mac