Microsoft is now down -33%.
PEG: 1.50x
Here are 5 Microsoft charts you need to see if you're thinking about buying this stock:
1. $MSFT: Revenue v. P/S ratio
Re: replacement - it’s not that disruptive for many, while others it’s insanely tough.
Example 1 (tough) - 400vm client who if they move from VVF, will have to move from 3tier to hci … and replace their backup app… they have 5 diff server refresh cycles… two san refresh cycles… and 2 backup budgets with different due dates.
Example 2 (easy) - 750vm client w two
VMware and Vxrail clusters Per site, both renewals due at same time…
Just depends on scale, adoption of proximate tech, and how easy it is to line up budgets. The latter is most critical.
@CTOAdvisor@StevenDickens3 Yes it’s exception basis (requires a customer signed affidavit) and the licenses are tied to the box. So not the lead… for those any many other reasons.
Did a “1 year in… VMware/Broadcom” Blog - take a look and let me know if we should make it a little series.
TLDR - some got ahead of it / were unaffected due to VCF adoption pre-Broadcom, smaller customers and vSphere only customers got slammed
https://t.co/dis0AyZE0W
@dickiebush Thank you. Had Grok summarize the art of war. What an awesome pick. My struggle is picking which work is my most impactful and meaningful. I want to totally dedicate to one area but unsure which one that should be I have many interests and am already over allocated.
@CTOAdvisor Agree w the analysis. But biggest issue is the continued rate of change on foundational tech that customers buy for 5-10 year periods. They aren’t partnering w customers. They are changing the game continuously.
The Billion-Dollar Exit
In 2023, VMware was sold to Broadcom for $92 billion.
Silver Lake achieved a 7.3x MOIC on its 2013 fund and 3.1x MOIC on its 2018 fund.
Michael Dell’s personal net worth surged to $60 billion.
(Graphic by FT)
Texted this to someone I care about at the end of a long conversation:
“I wanna build and help people and leave the world better than we found it and do it in a way we enjoy with people I enjoy doing it with.”
Pretty much sums it up for me.