Re: [Xen-users] VMWare vs. Xen, is the conflict by VMware deliberate?

[Evan Lavelle <sa212+xen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:

> So, I tried running VMWare Workstation on top of a Xen enabled Dom0. And 
> VMWare promptly started up with a "You're running a Xen Hypervisor! Bad 
> sys-geek, no biscuit! We're taking our start-up tool and going home, 
> p-b-b-b-b-b-b-t-h!"
> Is this a well-founded refusal to start on their part, perhaps due to 
> kernel behavior conflicts? Or is this an anti-competitive move, to avoid 
> being able to run VMware Workstation on Xen Dom0's and force people to 
> select VMWare only? 
No idea. But, I'm curious. What makes VMWare think that anyone's going 
to take them seriously after seeing error messages like that one? Do 
they actually review their code before selling it to anybody?
Evan

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