I think Chris nails it at the end:
"the hyper-converged category is growing fastest and could/should overtake integrated platforms by this time next year, and maybe certified reference systems as well"
that's where the next battlefield will be.
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The law defines quite clearly how a patent is filed, granted and enforced. An NDA is not one of them.
I read on another source that Pure might be trying to accuse EMC of a breach of the licensing agreement. If so, what would be the sanction in that case?
It appears EMC bought the array through a middleman, hence its unclear how EMC would be liable for that.
As a I wrote above, I would be curious to learn details what Pure is holding EMC accountable for.
It might be just an attempt at filing a countersuit in order to settle the dispute out of court.
Judging from past events and interviews, my guess is that Dell (if its still Michael running the show) will find 2B$ to be too pricey (like Data Domain or 3PAR) and will end up buying a less valued competitor of Violin's like Nimbus Data, Whiptail or similar - believing that they made "a deal". (like Compellent).
Someone like HP, NetApp, HDS or even EMC will eventually pickup Violin Mem.
my 0,02cents
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