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Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly)

From android <here@there.was>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly)
Date 2015-10-12 16:48 +0200
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In article <TpidnbpNN-Y6W4bLnZ2dnUU7-aWdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> Dell just acquired EMC, the quiet giant of storage in a massive deal 
> ($65B) at about 30% over pre-talk valuation.
> 
> EMC's biggest asset is its 81% stake in VMWare - that stake alone is 
> worth some $27B.
> 
> EMC tried to get acquired by HP but they passed.  (A little shy is HP in 
> the lingering stink of the Autonomy acquisition and otherwise breaking 
> up the co.; not adding to it).

That would put MS in a good position to put it down...
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Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 10:41 -0400
  Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) android <here@there.was> - 2015-10-12 16:48 +0200
  Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-12 14:39 -0400
    Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-12 15:26 -0400
  Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-10-14 09:08 -0700
    Re: Dell acquire VMWare (indirectly) Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-14 21:14 -0400

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