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VMware: Another Netscape?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the into-the-fold dept.

An anonymous reader writes " This CRN article states that Microsoft is about to buy Connectix and enter the server consolidation market. Connectix makes virtual machines products that compete with those of VMware. Quote: 'The technology will be integrated into the Windows code, sources said.' Will Microsoft be able to pull this one off? Will their virtual machines run operating systems other than Microsoft's?"

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  1. Making bad products? by Nikk+Name · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Does this mean they will be like "Netscape", making each generation of their product worse and worse until it becomes unusable?