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VMware To Give Away Hypervisor
July 22, 2008
VMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.
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Cover Story:
Flying Solo: Ozzie Takes Microsoft to the Cloud
by Ed Scannell
As his boss Bill Gates departs, Ozzie takes Microsoft's online strategy into the cloud.
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