VMWare ESX 3i will be FREE!
Virtualization.info is reporting that VMWare recently announced on an earnings call that VMWare ESX 3i will be released for free.
“During the Q2 2008 earnings call the company announced that before the end of July (the planned date is July 28) it will release the Update 2 for VMware Infrastructure 3.5 and that will give away the lightweight edition of the product, ESX 3i, for free.”
So, what if you already bought ESX 3i from the online store? You get a rebate. “The customers that purchased the current version of ESX 3i directly from the VMware online store will be eligible for a rebate.”
It seems this move is to counteract pressures from Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer express, as well as slumping stock prices.
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