Microsoft, Citrix pitch VMware View trade-in
Ripping a page out of the car sales 101 textbook, Microsoft and Citrix Systems want users to trade in their (free) VMware View virtual desktopsRequires Membership to View
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for comparable Microsoft or Citrix technology.
Eligible customers must have Microsoft Software Assurance volume license to trade in VMware View licenses for the same number of Microsoft VDI Standard Suite subscription and Citrix XenDesktop VDI Edition annual licenses. For free. The limit is 500 licenses, according to SearchVirtualDesktop.com. A Microsoft blog calls the trade-in a "Cash for Clunkers" type of deal.
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Microsoft: 'We're Number One' (in patents)Microsoft's seen a few tough years. Google continues to trounce Microsoft's renamed "Bing" search service. And as Apple iPhone and ten Google Android phones stole the show, Microsoft went back to square one on its phone effort. But, in patents, Microsoft is the champion, according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- and that's for the third year in a row, writes TechFlash's Todd Bishop.
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