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Proxmox is about to miss their window of opportunity here. They are uniquely positioned to take on VMWare, but their outfit seems like a fairly tiny and conserv
by sgt 1y ago
Proxmox is about to miss their window of opportunity here. They are uniquely positioned to take on VMWare, but their outfit seems like a fairly tiny and conservative company with zero ambition to take on the world, so to speak.
- bigstrat2003 1y agoIf they aren't interested in that business, then it isn't really a window of opportunity for them. In fact I respect a company that chooses to not pursue business opportunities that don't fit their goals, and instead focus on being a good fit for the market they are in. Growth isn't the most important thing.
- Spivak 1y agoI've been at multiple companies that wasted millions courting large enterprise contacts only to not make a single sale. It does make the sales update more exciting though—if we just get this one sale… I can't blame any company for wanting to stay out of that market.
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- turtletontine 1y agoIt helps that they’re not a publicly traded company [A]. If you’re beholden to stockholders, you’re beholden to a market demanding growth at all costs. Even if the leadership at the moment wants this stable strategy, all investor pressure tends toward aggressive moves to the contrary. [A] probably? I couldn’t conclusively determine this, and I’m not an expert
- tapete2 1y agoIndeed they are not. They are a Austrian GmbH, which is a special kind of company form that is not really comparable to a e.g. British or American Ltd. Long story short, for being a publicly traded company, they would need to "transform" to an AG ("Aktiengesellschaft", where "Aktie" means "share of stock").
- sgt 1y agoAs I understood it, GmbH is like an LLC but with more paperwork.
- tacker2000 1y agoA GmbH is nothing “special”, its basically the most used corporate structure in Austria (and Germany). Its a limited liability structure and most businesses from small to large that have private shareholders use it (Red Bull or Porsche Holding are GmbHs for example)
- conception 1y agoXcp-ng seems better positioned with a familiar vmwareish experience.
- kaliszad 1y agoYou can have a look at XCP-ng. They have the expertise and it's originally a fork of Citrix XenServer however they are completely on their own feet now delivering some interesting advancements.
- matt-p 1y agoThey're a european business. I don't think they're interested in the stress involved in selling to enterprise.
- veeti 1y agoLifestyle business, the antithesis of Y Combinator.