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Microsoft Providing Virtual Server Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the right-price dept.

liliafan writes "In an effort to gain a market majority over VMware Microsoft announced it is giving Virtual Server away for free, additionally they will provide customer support for Linux. In a related move VMware have opened their partition file format to the community, aggressive and suprising moves in the virtualisation market."

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  1. YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that su4port

  2. Re:Really, now... by Chrispy1000000+the+2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, I plan to destroy the world, so april *may* be over first. It'll be cutting it close.

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  3. Re:wow, more echoes from the past by vcv · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Except history does not side with VMware. The most recent ruling on "extendending their monopoly into the browser market" is that they are not guilty of it. So why would it change with VMware, which is not an almost essential product like a browser is?

  4. Re:My submission about VMWare was rejected.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut up, Jew Hater!