Agreed. The potential to gain traction is huge and really doesn't cost them much. It's the drug dealer model. A free taste to get them hooked and then they come back with money to feed the habit.
Sent from my iPhoneOn Feb 24, 2009, at 9:36 PM, "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Looks pretty smart when you put it that way!!! Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85266 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxFrom: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy SaundersSent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:15 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServerExactly. So I think one of the unspoken business drivers is to move the XenSource clouds over to XenServer with little pain but a lot to gain. Then you can up-sell support/maintenance and Citrix Essentials for XenServer….and so on.From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve GreenbergSent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:06 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServerAlso consider that everyone says that the Microsoft Hyper-V is free, however, you still have to buy Windows server to get it!! In your cloud example there are MANY commercial cases where a hypervisor that is actually free will continue to make economic sense for a long time!!Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85266 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxFrom: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy SaundersSent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:01 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServerIf you follow groups like http://groups.google.com/group/cloud-computing/ , you will definitely get the idea that XenSource is the dominating hypervisor within the “Cloud”. Of course Cloud means different things to different people. Not wanting to take Serguei’s comments o ut of context, but when he says “This will signal the eventual end o f XEN”, that will only happen when marketing rebrand it J.From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve GreenbergSent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:39 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServerBTW, don’t forget that according to the press releases Xen is “Cloud Proven”, that is my new requirement for all products! JSteve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85266 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxFrom: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg ReeseSent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:29 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServeryeah, i agree. some pretty strange stuff floating around out there.On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Jeremy Saunders <Jeremy.Saunders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:Some bizarre comments indeed. Everyone that’s blogged and commented on this has had some strong opinions. Some border on what could be i gnorance, as hard as they try to put a positive spin on it for thems elves.From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gareese@xxxxxxxxxSent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:38 PM To: ThinSubject: [THIN] Article: Parallels’ Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServerInteresting read regarding some reaction to the announcement of free XenServer yesterday.from Zdnet: http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=726 Confidentiality and Privilege NoticeThis document is intended solely for the named addressee. The information contained in the pages is confidential and contains legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone, and you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email. 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