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FORM OF OPTION AGREEMENT-EARLY EXERCISE

Option Agreement-Early Exercise • July 9th, 2007 • Vmware, Inc. • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Option Agreement-Early Exercise
• Filed
  July 9th, 2007
• Company
  Vmware, Inc.
• Industry
  Services-prepackaged software
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS OPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of [ ] ("Grant Date"), is between VMware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and [ ] (the "Participant"), relating to options granted under the VMware, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.