VMware's vSphere 5 hits the streets VWware has announced that the hypervisor core of its Cloud Infrastructure Suite, vSphere 5, is now generally available. "The enhancements and new innovations we've introduced in VMware vSphere 5 provide a robust, reliable platform for business applications,' said VMware cloud-infrastructure headman Bogomil Balkansky in a …
"What won't be found in vSphere 5, however, is the original virtual memory pricing scheme that VMware announced at the July rollout. Proving the old adage involving squeaky wheels and petroleum-based lubricants, VMware revamped that pricing model after customer outcry, bringing licensing fees more in line with those paid by vSphere 4 users."
VMware is still shafting the customers with an abusive new licensing scheme; the shaft just happens to be slightly less girthsome. There will still be plenty of squeaking, shrieking, and awkward, uncomfortable grunting coming from the customer base, as well as orgasmic cries of delight from Microsoft, Oracle, Citrix, and Red Hat.
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VmWare is not likely to cut it's customers any slack on it's pricing until some viable competition emerges. When it comes to Enterprise class virtualization, the competition is woefully behind in their product offering, so VmWare (like any other business) will take advantageous of this gap as long as possible.
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