frankz00

Is VMware the Next Netscape?

I guess they would be if this were 1998... which is the last time Microsoft actually ever killed a competitor. The survivor list since then is pretty long.

Oracle - not dead yet
Apache - not dead yet
Apple - not dead yet
Google - far from dead
Intuit - not dead yet
Sony - not dead yet
Yahoo - ironically Microsoft's involvement is what is going to actually kill them. In other words, Microsoft will piss all over the brand to destroy a perfectly working portal.

So the answer is no. VMWare is not the Netscape. At least not by Microsoft's hand.