The Register: Microsoft Employs Bologna Defense Against VMware

"In classic Redmond fashion, Microsoft has countered VMware's charges of anticompetitive practices in the server virtualization market by heaving a giant ball of fluff at reporters.

"Yesterday, we reported on VMware's new white paper that offers a point-by-point synopsis of how Microsoft makes life difficult on customers trying to use server virtualization technology from more than one vendor. The thrust of VMware's complaint centers on alleged inadequate Microsoft support for VMware customers, restrictive access to Microsoft's future virtualization software APIs and Microsoft's roadblocks that prevent virtual machines moving between physical servers..."

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