I'll keep you posted. Interesting that the band for the Wed night party is The Killers! John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families
________________________________ From: Jonathan Link <[email protected]> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:59:23 2011 Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update It may still happen. When the mob is stirred things happen. On Thursday, August 4, 2011, John Cook <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I was looking forward to the Keynote Lynching! > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership for Strong Families > ________________________________ > From: Sean Martin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: NT System Admin Issues > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thu Aug 04 11:48:40 2011 > Subject: Re: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update > > Good timing too...otherwise VMWorld may have been nothing but torches and > pitchforks. > > - Sean > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Andrew S. Baker > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I agree. I've seen it used way too often by many organizations. > > Try something over the top, and fall back to a reasonable backup plan if an > outcry occurs. > > ASB > http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… > > > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Sean Martin > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I find it a little hard to believe that VMWare was able to react this quickly > to customer outcry. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but the "revised > licensing" seems a lot like a Plan B they had waiting just in case customers > responded poorly to the original vRAM entitlements that were announced with > vSphere 5. > With that said, I'm glad the changes were made as it will make our licensing > procurement a little easier on the checkbook. > - Sean > On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Jonathan > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hahaha, true! > > Jonathan A+, MCSA, MCSE > > Thumb-typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the > Verizon network. Please excuse brevity and any misspellings. > > On Aug 3, 2011 6:01 PM, "Gary Slinger" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I like how their competition will have been spooling up marketing campaigns >> to capitalize on this, and are now going 'oh, crap..." :) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Andrew S. Baker" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:58:02 >> To: NT System Admin >> Issues<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: Fw: VMware vSphere 5 Licensing and Pricing Update >> >> Yep, I need to review it this week... >> >> I like how all these companies can spin "We just through up a dumb idea and >> now have to backtrack" to "we listened to our customers and partners, and >> decided to refine a few things..." >> >> * * >> >> *ASB* * <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker*>http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* >> *Harnessing the Advantages of >> Technology for the SMB market… >> >> * > > ________________________________ > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. 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