EMC outrage over Oracle “not supporting” VMware?
Am I the only one who thinks it a little entertaining that a bunch of EMC bloggers are going crazy over Oracle not supporting VMware (an EMC subsidiary)? Particularly a week after Oracle showed off its new Exadata beast made from the (soon-to-be-Oracle) Sun parts bin?
I don’t have a dog in this fight, but it seems a bit strange that one vendor (EMC) is asking its customers to harangue another vendor (Oracle). This is the bad part about using best-of-breed – there’s always the potential for finger-pointing. Why remind customers of this right when a competitor is going vertical, instead of highlighting how much better value you might be able to provide?