Microsoft has announced a number of upcoming licensing changes. Included in those changes are some new licenses for VDI (Virtualization Desktop Infrastructure) implementations on Microsoft products.
There will be two new licenses:

Microsoft VDI Standard Suite

Microsoft VDI Premium Suite

These new licenses will match the other well known license normally associated with VDI, Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD).

VMWare has announced a surprising move. They are releasing an Open Source version of the of their VMWare View client, called VMWare View Open Client. Why has VMWare moved towards open source?
The simple reason is they are starting to feel some of the squeeze from Microsoft, Citrix and others. Budgets are tight and organizations are [...]

VMware has been revamping its products since the new CEO took over, returning its focus to what has been referred to as the “Second Wave” of virtualization. VMware View 3 is the new flagship for VDI, and was released in early December.
Early talk about VMware View 3 had it touted as being a competition crusher. [...]

Microsoft’s recent announcements concerning the Virtualization components of Windows 2008 Server seem to indicate a shift of position about the use and support of virtual machines.
When Vista first came out Microsoft had explicit conditions in the End User License Agreement against the use of anything other than Vista Enterprise in a virtual environment. Common sense [...]