VMware: Dell's purchase and the spoils of war

Many, including #HP CEO Meg Whitman, have predicted chaos for Dell as it integrates #EMC into its current offerings. Some have gone so far as to say that Dell will destroy VMware. I don't believe that #Dell will destroy #VMware, nor do I think that Dell will extract all the profit out of it to fund Dell's dreams. I also don't believe that Dell's ownership of VMware will send the masses running toward #Microsoft for #Hyper-V salvation. I get the distinct impression that VMware will stand as a separate entity, with its own leadership, as it has from the beginning

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