> HPE

Also with one of the worst logos ever. Have you seen RECTANGLE? It encapsulates our venerable company in two dimensional space. It's at least honest - Three dimensions would imply we're solid, and four would imply that we're moving anywhere.

Oh shit, that's their logo? I don't exactly know what I though it was, but I didn't consider that it might be their logo.

It's so subtle you can't even tell! That's what you get when you commission with a blank cheque.

> How do you go from having everything to be a joke of a company/companies?

First slowly and then suddenly.

Well if autonomy bet worked out well they could have challenged Google. :)

Worth pointing out that HPE also acquired Aruba Networks and Juniper Networks – not sure how both those networking portfolios look like post-acquisition.

HPE wants to buy Juniper. The DOJ has blocked the deal and that lawsuit is expected to play out next month.

True, both are solid networking companies in my opinion. Juniper is already slipping on support and pricing though, and we'll be replacing all our Juniper gear starting this summer.

Simple. The execs steal all the innovative IP, start new ventures, drain HP dry with its encredible decision making; completely fuck the Linux devs, use their works and contributions to OSS in the new ventures and then new waves of innovation/competition came about and what was settled upon was whatever looked profitable on quarterlies so servers, and printers.

I'm not saying that's what happened. But, it's a capitalistic type world.