WebSphere goes Virtualized (ManU - Barca still 0-0...)

While waiting for Barcelona to score (or ManU to surprisingly score), I'd like to share with you some news and thoughts about the WebSphere virtualization directions.
IBM announced at IMPACT 2008 that WebSphere 7.0 (ah - there's an open beta coming on May08) will also have a virtual image for rapid setup.
IBM claimed they reached this after their lawyers agreed to bundle the OS with the shipping (Linux ofcourse) with no legal concerns.
This looks like IBM will contribute an already installed VM with OS+AppServer installed and configured for standard use.
BEA WebLogic has already shipped such appliance at VMWare market place (I recommend browsing the list of appliances there - it is already an impressive list).

My impression is that these VM shippment will allow quick jump start for non-WebSpherians but I hardly see people with some WebSphere knowlege use these plain vanilla boxes instead of having the installation made by their cookbook (and scripts).
Certainly, for the more complex platforms like Process Server and Portal this might be a relatively fast jump start that might enable prospects in putting hands on these technologies.