Microsoft exec Althoff: VMware pricing gave 'the world the greatest gift of all'

"Everyone wants to get off of VMware and get into the cloud," Microsoft chief commercial officer Judson Althoff says

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Microsoft exec Althoff: VMware pricing gave 'the world the greatest gift of all'

"VMware has given the world the greatest gift of all" in its price and other changes since its November acquisition by chipmaker Broadcom, Microsoft executive Judson Althoff declared during a virtu...

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