Nutanix acquires Frame, VMware claims “copycatting”

A senior executive at VMware has criticised the recent acquisition of desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) specialist Frame by Nutanix, insisting the industry rival is “copycatting”.Revealed via Twitter, Sanjay Poonen - COO of VMware - responded to the agreement through a tweet insisting that Nutanix was late to the game, while also slamming fellow market competitor Citrix.” First SDDC [software-defined data centre], next Hybrid Cloud, now EUC [end-user computing]. We’re flattered!” wrote Poonen (sic). ate to enter “DaaS”. VMware pioneered it in 2013. Its now bigger Digital Workspace (Mobile + Identity & more). 3) Goodbye Citrix and Nutanix alliance.” The public display of criticism was in response to news that Nutanix has entered into a agreement to acquire Frame, a specialist in cloud-based Windows desktop and application delivery.