Comments on: Symantec CEO, John Thompson’s prediction for the software industry http://blog.zenoss.com/2007/08/28/symantec-ceo-john-thompsons-prediction-for-the-software-industry/ No Node Left Behind Tue, 6 Jan 2009 06:24:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Elusive http://blog.zenoss.com/2007/08/28/symantec-ceo-john-thompsons-prediction-for-the-software-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-35789 Elusive Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:09:38 +0000 http://blog.zenoss.com/2007/08/28/symantec-ceo-john-thompsons-prediction-for-the-software-industry/#comment-35789 <i>"Note that I did not include BMC and EMC in the mix, since I predict that they would be acquired by the large vendors over the next few years."</i> You know i don't agree with EMC...BMC yes. EMC has a great potential to acquire someone of their own size... i think in future their are pretty high probability that CA might get acquired...mind you they are trimming themselves by getting rid of unprofitable businesses.. “Note that I did not include BMC and EMC in the mix, since I predict that they would be acquired by the large vendors over the next few years.”
You know i don’t agree with EMC…BMC yes. EMC has a great potential to acquire someone of their own size…

i think in future their are pretty high probability that CA might get acquired…mind you they are trimming themselves by getting rid of unprofitable businesses..

]]> By: John Willis http://blog.zenoss.com/2007/08/28/symantec-ceo-john-thompsons-prediction-for-the-software-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-16847 John Willis Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:57:07 +0000 http://blog.zenoss.com/2007/08/28/symantec-ceo-john-thompsons-prediction-for-the-software-industry/#comment-16847 EMC and BMC? Who is going to buy a 40 Billion market cap company that owns 90% of a company a brand new 26 billion company? Also, I try never to say never but BMC has been known as a company that is not purchasable due to a management compensation structure they put into place about 20 years ago. johnmwillis.com EMC and BMC?

Who is going to buy a 40 Billion market cap company that owns 90% of a company a brand new 26 billion company? Also, I try never to say never but BMC has been known as a company that is not purchasable due to a management compensation structure they put into place about 20 years ago.

johnmwillis.com

]]>