I assume this action is intended to drive freeloading business users to a paid platform but it is also going to choke off the pipeline of homelab VMware users who have developed expertise and affinity for VMware.<p>We will be reading case studies about this in the not too distant future.
I lost a bet. I figured it would take them till 3rd quarter to kill this. My VMware admin buddy knew better. I'm buying the beer next time.<p>The only reason I know and have recommended VMWare in the past is because this existed.
I can't imagine how this is mapped out over time to generate profit from the acquisition, knowing that they are destroying any long-tail business. Hypervisors aren't Mainframes. This isn't the lock-in they think it is.<p>Michael Dell played an amazing hand, and won. Then the loser just decided to go all-in on their pair-of 4's on the very next hand. Bonkers.