In the past 10 years VMware has executed a remarkable strategy to topple enterprise software incumbents and emerge as an ecosystem kingpin. More recently, the company has plunged head first into cloud computing from infrastructure to applications. Time and again, it seems as though VMware is beating Microsoft at its own game. But a look deeper reveals that is no surprise.

在过去的十年里，VMware执行了一系列卓越的战略，令现有的企业级软件对手纷纷倒闭，成为了其所在生态圈的领军人。尤其近年来，该公司从基础设施到上层应用的建设，都是第一个涉足云计算。我们一次次地看到，VMware在自己的领域里正比起当年的微软。然而更深一层的观察，证明这也不足为奇。

 

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