VMware’s share value continues it’s downward trend of the last year as the competition heats up. Entrants into the market such as Microsoft (Hyper-V is a tick box away from installation) and Citrix (with the mature XenServer) have put on the pressure in terms of sales in recent months. You could try the excuse that IT spending is down – sure but people are reducing costs by virtualising their server farms. Now, Intel is dumping a large amount of shares.
In December 2007, a share was worth $89.85. Today it’s worth $24.74. Still, they’re doing better than the banks!
Credit: Virtualization.Info