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VMware to Make Server Product Free (as in beer)

Posted by Zonk on from the i-do-enjoy-a-good-free-server-product dept.

yahyamf writes "CNET News.com is reporting that in the face of increasing competition in the OS virtualization market VMWare is going to give away its GSX server product for free, in the hope that customers who try it will eventually migrate to the more powerful ESX server. The company recently released a free VMWare Player which could only run but not create virtual machines. The company faces competition from rival products such as SWsoft's Virtuozzo, Mircrosoft's Virtual Server, as well as open source software like Xen"

5 of 216 comments (clear)

  1. In your eye. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Chicken Thai

  2. FREE AS IN COLT 45 (WORKS EVERY TIME) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


  3. Great! But.. by qrwe · · Score: -1, Troll

    ..didn't products like Netscape die because such a decision?

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  4. Re:Mmm? by jzeejunk · · Score: 0, Troll

    you won't find it since this one's virtual! :p

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  5. g(oat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    teeth into when hoBby. It was all