Support Forums: Message List - Does VMWare's Ownership of SpringSource Give vFabric 5 an Unfair Advantage? http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:45:38 -0400 What's unfair about having an advantage? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62491 If indeed VMWare's ownership of SpringSource gives them a competitive advantage, in what way is this "unfair"?  Is VMWare holding a gun to anyone's head forcing them buy both products?  Is it unfair for Microsoft to sell both Windows...]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:07:40 -0400 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:07:40 -0400 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:07:40 -0400 Jun 15, 2011 Bruce Fancher 0 Not Really http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62491 No, as both the offerings are not strictly dependent on one another. Other CSPs also have a somewhat similar pricing strategy.

]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:41:39 -0400 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:41:39 -0400 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:41:39 -0400 Jun 15, 2011 Sumit Bisht 0 Does VMWare's Ownership of SpringSource Give vFabric 5 an Unfair Advantage? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62491 VMWare has just released vFabric version 5, promoting various capabilities that would interest developers, architects and projects managers who are worried about getting hosed by a licensing model that punishes sites for temporary successes that...]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:41:10 -0400 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:55:59 -0400 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:41:10 -0400 Jun 14, 2011 Cameron McKenzie 2