VMware apologies for Microsoft YouTube videoA VMware employee has fallen on his sword and apologised, after VMware’s marketing department attempted to be sneaky and anonymously posted a clip of Microsoft’s Hyper-V crashing onto YouTube.
Read an overview on the debacle from earlier this week, giving a good summation of the ridiculous scheme, which pissed off bloggers and Microsoft’s team — mostly because it came off as an unfair and out of context, but also because it was posted anonymously.
Anyway, looks like VMware is trying to bury the hatchet — possible into their marketing team, but that’s another story — with the YouTube poster, VMware’s Scott Drummonds, publically apologising on the VMware blog:
I made a bad call. About a month and a half ago, I anonymously posted a YouTube video depicting a controversial test of Microsoft’s Hyper-V. The video was a bit hyperbolic in its dramatization of Hyper-V’s reliability.
Unfortunately, my intention to stir the pot with eye-poking banter has put my credibility and by association VMware’s credibility in question among some of you. For this I apologize. I’ve removed the video from YouTube. I’ve also sent a note of apology to Jeff Woosley at Microsoft.
My focus, and clearly VMware’s focus, is to help our 140,000 plus customers get the most from their technology investments. This is our commitment. We will absolutely work our best to live up to the high standard you’ve come to expect from us. And when we mess up, we’ll be the first to address the mistake head on.
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