VMware has joined to the rush to recognize dual-core processors and changes the chips demand of software licenses. What’s VMware’s plan ? Well, thankfully, to treat the dual-core chips on the market from AMD and soon from Intel as regular, old single-core products.

VMware’s stance puts it in the "per-socket" camp where, as you might guess, software makers now price their code on a per-socket basis instead of a per-processor basis. This allows chip makers to cram as many cores as possible into a single socket and lets customers truly take advantage of this performance boost. Companies such as Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell, and IBM for x86 software-only have embraced the same model.

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