Microsoft has no reason to buy VMWare now that they have bought Connectix. Microsoft Virtual Server will be available sometime in the next year, and then VMWare will have competition. They will get better or die.
Scott L. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: October 01, 2003 11:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: z/VM and VMware > > > Coffin Michael C wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > > > Well, that's pretty clear - so my question should have been > simple to > > answer. But no, they didn't give me THAT link (in fact, > drilling down from > > their Home page I cannot get to THAT page at all) - first > they gave me: > > > > Sadly, the VMware staff is more interested in supporting their product > running on Windoze at the host platform (why is a mystery to > me, it runs > much slower under W2K than it does under Linux). I will agree that > VMware has failed to see their full potential. It may well be that if > they REALLY get serious, they'll hit Microsoft just a little too hard > below the belt... and well, you know what happens to companies that > do that. > > Of course, my guess is that Microsoft has had VMware in its sights for > a while... the date of their destruction has probably already been > set. Just a matter of Microsoft throwing the switch. > > If that plan includes Microsoft taking over VMware ... the hosted > Linux VMware will be pulled as a product offering... guaranteed. > > I just wish that VMware would GPL the stuff before their demise to > prevent it from forever being locked into the Microsoft Vault > of Shame. >
