[THIN] Re: Licensing Vista for VDI - Are you ready for VDI Maybe not
- From: "Bill" <bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 13:48:25 -0400
Well said.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Greg Reese
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:43 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Licensing Vista for VDI - Are you ready for VDI
Maybe not
Microsoft really doesn't like it when other people find better ways to
run their products.
Remember when Winframe came out and gained traction? Microsoft went
nuts trying to get the toothpaste back in the tube on that one. Now the
same thing is happening with virtual desktops. it's a better way to do
things, but it's not their way of doing it. This single version of
Vista for virtual desktops is just a modern version of the TS CAL.
If successful, the business pc business will dry up and pc makers will
have to rely on the home market for revenues. That's where Apple is
busy kicking the crap out of everyone. So now Microsoft is losing money
because it's not their solution AND all their OEM partners are screaming
at them to make this virtual desktop nonsense go away so they can get
businesses back onto a 3 year lifecycle replacement.
Sure, all these people will make money on servers but the business pc
market is their bread and butter. It may be low margin but it's high
volume.
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Greg R. Wrote:
>>in other words, they just want us to keep buying desktops from
authorized resellers like Dell and HP and keep sending them money on SA
deals.
Wow, that is the most accurate and succinct explanation possible!!
Steve Greenberg
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