What you fail to mention is that the two surveys had different parameters. The first allowed only one entry and the second allowed multiple. (notice how in the 2nd survey they add up to way over 100%) Your post reminds me of a tobacco company's statistical analysis of death rates caused by cigarettes. (Only 5 people this year died of Cigarettes, but last year 250,000 died of lung cancer that is a 99% decrease Thanks to our light brand!) This however is the most absurd statement I have read in a long time "What’s the difference between an EVA, a Symmetrix, and a PS6000S once you’ve deployed VMware on it?" The Answer: Aggregate performance and reliability. The last single point of failure and performance degregation in a Virtualized IT environment is the array. Your smarter than this Vaughn.....