Bet you they will make them work in inhospitable conditions and forget they exist until they don't meet an unrealistic performance target.
No wait, sorry. I was thinking of their human workers.
postnataldrip
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Saw someone making a sandwich once in stop-start traffic, cutting board resting against the (airbag) steering wheel and using a knife. Didn't hear about them on the news that evening so can only assume Darwin missed it.
It's just virtualised Deliverance
Spiders keep bugs under control
Snakes keep spiders under control
Dogs keep snakes under control
Humans keep dogs under control (sometimes)
Cats keep humans under control
As I understand it these are basically an insurance policy. The promoter takes out a policy detailing the odds of a payout being required, and pay a premium based on the insurer's risk assessment.
And of course the insurer wants to minimise the odds of paying out, and the promoter wants to minimise their premium - so the top prize is usually, as above, near-unwinnable.
Yup, this is on form for them. This isn't the first product they've done it to and surely won't be the last.
The moment the news broke we started migration planning, a short while later their new pricing came through and immediately justified the project spend. Tens of thousands of VMs migrated, a ton of labour, and even some hardware refreshes thrown in - and still cheaper than renewing, by a looong shot.
Shame, I liked VMware.
I give it a solid 5/7
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You In My Ass
Kill them all.
Start with... that one
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As cool (heh) as this is, it saddens me knowing it's just going to be used for data mining and ads