VMware: From Glory days to Gory days
By Tarry Singh at 11 July, 2008, 3:02 am
ArsTechnica thinks so.
Also: The comment of What Maritz said about Netscape are also notable. Will he try to cut off Microsoft’s air supply? (He knows the guys inside-out) but there could also be a whammer surprise move: Joining hands with Microsoft to go after the x86 market. There are more players in the market. Who isn’t doing virtualization these days? Storage firms, Security firms, heck even a Bank (Credit Suisse) wants a piece of it! (They are the coolest when it comes to the whole heterogeneous OR environment”
Although the removal of Greene has come as a shock to many, insiders say that her replacement has been on the cards for some time. Greene’s limited business skills were overwhelmed by both VMware’s rapid success and the subsequent shifts in the marketplace. Maritz is a hardened fighter willing to do whatever it takes to win; during Microsoft’s browser war with Netscape, Maritz is claimed to have said that Microsoft would “cut off Netscape’s air supply.” Greene’s relationship with EMC is also reported to be fractious, with Greene wanting to deal with EMC as little as possible.
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