[fred_is_fred]

>Problem is, many VMware users are set in their ways and want an exact and 1:1 replacement, without even considering they were only doings things that way because that was the only tool they knew and had at their disposal, not because it's actually a good way of doing things.

Correct. You have entire teams in your average Fortune 500 who have built the entire career on being the VMware team.

[sofixa]

Well, unfortunately for them, it's the time to evolve or get left behind while others in the organisation (either users who are unhappy or higher ups looking at budgets) try to push for change, with good reason.