VMware to Acquire SpringSource

News released today at the official VMware corporate site announces that VMware bought Spring Source.

Spring Source web site corroborates this announcement.

“The combination of SpringSource and VMware capitalizes on this shift and places us right at the intersection of the most important forces in the software market today – virtualization, modern application frameworks and cloud computing” said Paul Maritz, president and chief executive officer, VMware.

I think it's for the best!