Replies to post #9566 on The Black Box

[augieboo]

Chris, I'm no engineer, (we Bichons being lovers, rather than fighters, we naturally gravitate toward the humanities), so I need some help understanding this purchase.

NENG makes whiz-bangers, but VMware seems to make Whiz-banger-ware.

What is it about VMware's whiz-banger-ware that makes, or threatens to make, NENG's whiz-bangers superfluous?

[WinLoseOrDraw]

Microsoft tried to acquire VMware last year, only to end up settling for Connectix

that's a little like going to Africa to snag a lion and coming home with a kangaroo.