> On 08/12/2016 10:46 AM, Douglas Eadline wrote: >> >> I remember when the old HP bought Convex. More like 1 + 1 = .2 >> in that case. And, then in recent years many of the old >> Convex crew emerged as Convey which was then bought by >> Micron last year. >> > > > Maybe I am biased, but I see actual (strong) value in big data > analytical appliance companies. > > HP hasn't had a great run on acquisitions, and if you look at the > financials, this won't likely make a noticeable impact on revenues or > profits. > > But from a strategic point of view, it make sense to prevent > Cisco/Lenovo/others from grabbing SGI for themselves. > > Sometimes the reasons for an acquisition have less to do with the > details of the company, and more to do with the potential > strategy/competitive landscape.
I'm sure you are correct. I was just lamenting the fact that when M&A's happen some cool tech usually goes away. -- Doug > > > -- > Joseph Landman, Ph.D > Founder and CEO > Scalable Informatics, Inc. > e: land...@scalableinformatics.com > w: http://scalableinformatics.com > t: @scalableinfo > p: +1 734 786 8423 x121 > c: +1 734 612 4615 > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
