When business partners become competitors
I came across this story in my RSS feed this morning on the Bits blog in the New York Times. The story is detailing the ongoing feud between H.P. and Cisco as the latter makes a concerted push in the server market.
Many people observing this, myself included, have been asking- what the hell took Cisco so long?
They have been a small (but incredibly vital) part of the process for many years, but have always taken a back seat to partners such as HP and IBM that have sold a server solution ‘incorporating’ Cisco networking components.
Is this simply a case of sour grapes on the part of H.P.? Let’s face it, the business world has been built on situations like this and it just goes to show that you need to watch your back.
