VMware: Dell’s purchase and the spoils of war

Many, including HP CEO Meg Whitman, have predicted chaos for Dell as it integrates EMC into its current offerings. Some have gone so far as to say that Dell will destroy VMware. I don’t believe that Dell will destroy VMware, nor do I think that Dell will extract all the profit out of it to fund Dell’s dreams. I also don’t believe that Dell’s ownership of VMware will send the masses running toward Microsoft for Hyper-V salvation. I get the distinct impression that VMware will stand as a separate entity, with its own leadership, as it has from the beginning.