VMware: “Microsoft is tricking you with its free downloads of Hyper-V”
By Tarry Singh at 3 November, 2009, 9:14 pm
VMware Australia and New Zealand managing director Paul Harapin said companies such as Microsoft do not give software away for free out of the goodness of their hearts, “they don’t make money on free applications, so you know they are making money somewhere else. Nothing is free.” (VMWare’s opinion notwithstanding, NBR does rather like Microsoft’s free security software.)
As Microsoft diversifies its core business into virtualisation it is directly competing with server and desktop virtualisation giants such as VMware.
But Mr Harapin defended VMware’s position saying Microsoft was not “even close to what we are doing today. Businesses are still investing with us.”
He said a few years ago, VMware software decreased in popularity due to free application offers. But those very same businesses were returning to VMware with all sorts of problems such as redundant servers and needing virtualised desktops.
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