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Virtually Late

Microsoft, locked in a pitched battle over virtualization with VMware, is seeing some key products slip. Delayed products include Virtual Server 2005 and a test version of Windows Server virtualization (dubbed "Viridian").

These delays are far from fatal. I expect the VMware/Microsoft virtualization war to rage for years.

Which vendor do you prefer? Let us know at [email protected].

Posted by Doug Barney on April 17, 2007


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