[NCLUG] VMWare Express

Eric Brunson brunson at level3.net
Wed Dec 5 10:11:53 MST 2001


There's a feature comparison chart somewhere on the site.  The one
thing Workstation has that I'll pay extra for is suspend.

* Michael Dwyer (mdwyer at sixthdimension.com) [011205 10:08]:
> Just be advised that, last I looked at Express, it would only work for
> (I think) DOS and Win9x.  That is, NT and 2000 won't run on it.  I think
> it might be crippled in other ways, as well, but for most uses, it
> should be just fine.
> 
> Kirk Rheinlander wrote:
> > 
> > http://www.vmware.com/news/releases/express_pricing.html
> > 
> > I just ran across the new VMWare Express, that runs on LINUX, allows
> > Windows guest OS, and costs $49.95! VMWare Workstation's price was, IMHO, a
> > little steep.
> > 
> > ...and the obligatory marketing blurp.....
> > "VMware Express offers Linux users a robust and targeted version of the
> > award-winning virtualization technology that distinguishes VMware's entire
> > product line," said Susan Thomas, vice president of marketing at VMware.
> > "We believe that our new pricing is appropriate for Linux users who want
> > the power of VMware's virtual-machine technology for the sole purpose of
> > running Windows on Linux."
> > 
> > Kirk Rheinlander
> > 
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