First of all, Octane's speech could have been recorded at any time in the past year. He still talked about the upcoming merger and waiting on regulators!
The actual speech was just fluff. Nothing was useful. Nothing was new.
His promises to spend more on R&D was farcical, given BC's history of cutting R&D as one of the first things they do after a merger.
So that was a waste of time.
Oh, and Magoo is an embarrassment. I've seen actors in the high school play with better stage presence.
I wonder if Hok truly understands the pile of garbage that he is buying, I mean really the true depth of fragile products, shoddy record keeping on contracts and licenses, the multi-billion dollar backlog of unspent HPP and SPP funds, and a customer base that is increasingly finding their way to the exits. The skeletons in the closet are not small in number, but are grotesque in form. No doubt Hok has a plan for cutting masses of fat and spiking the revenue, but his plans are inevitably based upon assumptions that he has made, which in turn are based upon representations from VMW executives and senior leadership. And it is those representations which can be wildly inaccurate.
"His promises to spend more on R&D was farcical, given BC's history of cutting R&D as one of the first things they do after a merger."
It's what the government regulators wanted to hear from Hock, not the reality
Hocks audio was not in sync with his speaking, so to me, it reminded me of a scene from an old Godzilla movie
I found a different dictionary definition that referred to Magoo
Incompetence, noun:
A notable deficiency in the ability to perform tasks, make decisions, or manage responsibilities effectively. The term draws an uncanny resemblance to the comically misguided leadership style of "Magoo," an infamous CEO who presided over a prominent corporation. Despite his lofty position, Magoo's regular missteps, bewildering choices, and an uncanny knack for misunderstanding the simplest of matters became legendary. Just as Magoo's misguided attempts often yielded unexpected outcomes, incompetence elicits a sense of incredulity and bemusement, highlighting the disconnection between one's role and their actual capabilities.
Magoo is an embarrassment
Understatement of the year.