Techworld: VMware Slams XenSource-Microsoft Deal

"VMware has slammed Microsoft's tie-up with open source virtualisation developer XenSource, announced earlier this week, calling it a 'one-way street,' and accusing XenSource of betraying its open source roots.

"The agreement between the two companies will allow a para-virtualised Windows to inter-operate with XenSource's Xen, and significantly add to Xen's appeal by making Windows Server virtualisation able to run open-source Xen-based guest operating systems..."

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