[sdw2003] HP just bought 3Com for $2.7B...

[Michael J McCafferty]

I am not a subscriber.. 40% of *what* market?

On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 23:14 -0800, Randall Shimizu wrote:
> Correction HP/3com combined Marketshare 40%
> (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574530001155685762.html?mod=rss_Today%27s_Most_Popular). Now this acquisition makes a lot more sense. 
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Randall Shimizu <randall.shimizu at sbcglobal.net>
> To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group <sdw2003 at mattware.com>
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:05:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdw2003] HP just bought 3Com for $2.7B...
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> I was not too surprised to see that 3com was acquired. Especially since Juniper is trying to compete against Cisco. So the question now is if Huwaei will remain a 3com supplier...? In the end I am glad to see that US company acquired 3com. 3com can become a strong company with sound management :)
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> From: Thaddeus Braun <Thaddeus.Braun at taylorguitars.com>
> To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group <sdw2003 at mattware.com>
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 10:00:30 PM
> Subject: [sdw2003] HP just bought 3Com for $2.7B...
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> I thought Brocade was their target...I guessed wrong. Cisco still has
> about 70% market share, while the new HP/3COM will enjoy about a 10%
> share...
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