VMware Listens To Customers, Changes vSphere 5 Licensing
Companies rarely back down after making controversial changes to product licensing that will funnel more money into their coffers, but that's what VMware did this week when it unveiled changes to its vSphere 5 licensing model that will allow customers to build bigger VMs.
Under the vSphere 5 licensing model VMware introduced last month, customers would have had to pay more for over-allocating RAM to virtual machines on the host, and now they won't.
Simply put, VMware heard the roar of disapproval emanating from within its customer base and responded with a compromise that should calm fears while maintaining VMware's ability to, you know, make money.
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