[Info-vax] Rumor of EMC shopping itself to hp

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <lvvu66$oq$3 at speranza.aioe.org>,
	glen herrmannsfeldt <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:
> Kerry Main <kerry.main at backtothefutureit.com> wrote:
> 
> (snip)
> 
>> Interesting item - since I believe VMware is a somewhat arm's length 
>> subsidiary of EMC, what would a merger this do to that part of the 
>> business?
>  
>> I expect VMware would likely be spun-off as a separate company to
>> reduce the overall cost, but?
> 
> And there is also VirtualBox, free and from Oracle.
> 

Comparing VMWare and VirtualBox is like comparing a Three Masted Schooner
and a dinghy.

bill

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