After Dell-EMC deal, will VMware’s Pat Gelsinger need a new laptop?

When Michael Dell buys your company, can you still use a Mac?

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Here’s to hoping that Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, didn’t get off on the wrong foot with his new boss on Monday.

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Some commenters were quick to point out that Gelsinger was using a Mac during the kick-off conference call to announce Monday’s mega-merger between Dell and EMC. When Michael Dell buys your company, does that mean you have to start using Dell laptops?

Maybe this was all part of the plan though – after all, Gelsinger said in the call that VMware will not just become a reseller of Dell hardware. Maybe he’s putting his foot down on using Dell laptops too.

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