I don't imagine VMware themselves will let that happen. They are the only reason EMC is profitable...
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 10:19 AM Charles F Sullivan < [email protected]> wrote: > I read from a pundit last night that EMC’s stake in VMWare is exactly what > they’re mostly after. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andrew S. Baker > *Sent:* Friday, October 9, 2015 8:28 AM > > > *To:* ntsysadm <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] Can you say "consolidation"? I knew you could > > > > It's even worse than that, Don -- the merger/acquisition will likely > compound the problems of each org. > > > > Even the best companies struggle to do massive integration well. > > > > Hopefully, they'll decide to spin off VMWare before they taint that as > well. > > > > > > > > *ASB* > > *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for > the SMB market…* > > * GPG: *1AF3 EEC3 7C3C E88E B0EF 4319 8F28 A483 A182 EF3A > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think what we are looking at here is a play into the converged/cloud > stacks to join Cisco, HP and IBM at the party. Although probably late. I > believe the larger issue at hand here is neither Dell or EMC are in the > upper echelon of technology anymore. So Dell stays mediocre and EMC > becomes more so as time goes on. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 1:10 PM Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can you say "value to lawyers and bankers -- ONLY"? > > > > I knew you could. > > > > For the good of the universe, this potential deal needs to be scuttled > with the swiftness. > > > Of course, you'll hear a whole lot of analysts talking about the potential > for "super synergy across the full spectrum of products" and "adding to the > enterprise value chain," but all we'll get is longer IVR sequences, > cancelled product lines, and mediocrity at a grander scale. > > > > > > > > *ASB**http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for > the SMB market…* > > * GPG: *1AF3 EEC3 7C3C E88E B0EF 4319 8F28 A483 A182 EF3A > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not a done deal yet, but... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/business/dealbook/dell-is-said-to-be-in-talks-to-acquire-emc.html > > > >
