Comments on: Maritz and Tucci’s Microsoft Slog Against VMware http://techrights.org/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-22758 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:00:46 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/#comment-22758 Virtualisation turns from a product into a feature. But the solution here seems to favour the wrong company. Virtualisation turns from a product into a feature. But the solution here seems to favour the wrong company.

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-22752 Jose_X Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:46:33 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/#comment-22752 I was wondering how Maritz got in. Maybe things went down like this: Some big players (not necessarily just at Microsoft but maybe) decided closed-source VMWare did not stand a long-term chance without levers and anchors like Microsoft has. After convincing key EMC people also worried to death about FOSS (eg, Tucci), it was likely decided they would get (the equiv of) money to buy VMWare. The technology would be allowed to migrate over to Microsoft. They took it public in order to squeeze out remaining value in VMWare by dumping inflated shares on the public. Also, the VMWare brand will now likely be destroyed, and some people will get payed well. Most of the honest and hard-working, however, will likely be looking for jobs soon. Don't mean to sound the end of VMWare, but this has probably been decided by actions already taken. That's what it sounds like to me from what I have been reading on BN and elsewhere. I was wondering how Maritz got in.

Maybe things went down like this:

Some big players (not necessarily just at Microsoft but maybe) decided closed-source VMWare did not stand a long-term chance without levers and anchors like Microsoft has. After convincing key EMC people also worried to death about FOSS (eg, Tucci), it was likely decided they would get (the equiv of) money to buy VMWare. The technology would be allowed to migrate over to Microsoft. They took it public in order to squeeze out remaining value in VMWare by dumping inflated shares on the public. Also, the VMWare brand will now likely be destroyed, and some people will get payed well. Most of the honest and hard-working, however, will likely be looking for jobs soon.

Don’t mean to sound the end of VMWare, but this has probably been decided by actions already taken. That’s what it sounds like to me from what I have been reading on BN and elsewhere.

]]> By: DOUGman http://techrights.org/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/comment-page-1/#comment-22749 DOUGman Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:20:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/10/slog-against-vmware/#comment-22749 Interesting part about Vmware, I had not known any of that or failed to read about it earlier.. I wonder how Vmware will be regarding Linux in general in a few years. D. Interesting part about Vmware, I had not known any of that or failed to read about it earlier.. I wonder how Vmware will be regarding Linux in general in a few years.

D.

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