Skippy as CTO is as embarrassing as Magoo as CEO, it just harder to see since he distracts us with his hipster sneakers as compared to dirty rumpled clothing.
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He's out. His one and only legacy is vMotion.
VMotion wasn't even the feature that was his. Google US7484208B1.
Storage VMotion was, but he wasn't the only one who worked on it. US20160364174A1
When asked what he sees as future technology trends or strategy, he had no answer other than the generic AI. He also had to think about it. What CTO has no answer to that question? That should be his main thing.
He also admitted to poor management of technology investments, a critical job of a CTO.
He's out. His one and only legacy is vMotion.
What they say has no impact on what will actually happen. Don't get too caught up in it.
Too much confusion spread over which group is at what date. I just ignore the dates from them and wait for the letter to arrive.
This is turning into a sh-t show... first they say everyone in the US will know mid Oct, now maybe or maybe not?
The fact that only full time and transition will get letters. Those being let go won’t get anything until day 1. That’s going to create an awful last couple weeks for everyone.
He said directly that he reads Blind and is amazed at all the false information that is floating around. He is not allowed to correct it, but he sees the stress everyone is under.
People asking why can't the $1300 donation go to something else instead. Because Foundation is a separate budget with a specific use. That money cannot be moved elsewhere, so spend it all now.
Other questions on how new technology is being tied in. Blockchain, AI, etc.
Kit still needs his mom’s help to ensure logging is done consistently across all VMware products and still has no idea who to ask to reduce the number of Python versions in use from 100 to 10. The usual yadda yadda. Poor lad. Maybe with his millions in payout he can take a management class.