Mike D’s Blog

Today, Microsoft announced that it will buy VMware for $2.5 Billion in a combined stock and cash transaction. This news really came as a shock to me. I was here when EMC bought us and was shocked then. Over time it grew on me and now I really love our parent company. Now though I’m not so sure I’m happy. It’s Microsoft after all. Look at my previous employers – Inktomi (competed on the search side of the house), Novell (enough said), VMware (enough said). I’m also an avid Apple fan. I guess I’ll have to give that up. This really has me going nuts at the moment.

I guess in the end it makes some sense. Paul takes the company home to his roots. Still, Microsoft? I never thought I’d see the day. If the economy wasn’t so bad I’d probably look for another job. Anything is better than going to work for Evilcorp. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Well, if you’ve read this far down then you’re either out buying VMware stock like mad, crying like a baby, or checking your calendar to see if it’s April 1st. Good that it’s the later. Happy April Fool’s Day everyone! And no, I don’t think we’ll ever see the day where this post is real.

P.S. I won’t be posting anything else today for fear that people might think it’s a joke.