The Return of Paul Maritz, the Microsoft Menace

Why so gloomy, VMware investors? The company’s stock drop, while likely driven more by the virtualization software maker’s newly slenderized forecasts and the resignation of its founder, seems like a slap in the face to incoming CEO Paul Maritz. And that would be a shame, since VMware is now getting one of the princes of the software world as its boss–and just in time, as it’s facing tough competition from Microsoft, where Maritz used to work.

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