Citrix's Xen won't cede to VMware or Hyper-V

Citrix's Xen won't cede to VMware or Hyper-V: "Earlier this year, Citrix made a 20% price cut, Citrix's standard edition is $900 per server for up to four sockets, with support charged per incident. Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware charges $3,624 to $3,744 for a standard license, including support for a server with two sockets. In addition, VMware requires a $5,000 VirtualCenter server, which Citrix does not. At the high end, their prices are comparable: $5,750 for VMware compared with $5,000 for Citrix (which both include support). And of course, these figures pale in comparison with Hyper-V's near-free price at $28 per server."