Readers’ Reactions to “NetApp to Acquire EMC for $9.5 Billion”

Up to now, we got 23,568 visitors clicking to read our April Fool’s Day joke last Friday: "NetApp to Acquire EMC for $9.5 Billion. Don’t miss our comments".

Here are some reactions we got afterwards:

"You really got me on the EMC/NetApp April Fool’s joke!!! I read the whole article with my mouth wide open."
Neal Ater, CEO, Atempo

"J’ai beaucoup d’humour habituellement, mais là j’ai un peu de mal … Je ne suis pas sûr que ce poisson soit ton meilleur. En tout cas il ne passe pas très bien auprès de nos clients et de nos partenaires, pour ne pas dire pire".
Jean-Yves Pronier, directeur marketing, EMC France

"I got a kick out of your Aprils Fools joke of having PLX acquire IDT. We all got a big kick out of it. I specifically liked the quote about Ted being my butler. I also forwarded it to him and he distributed within IDT. It’s nice to sometimes take a lighter look at our crazy business. Love your newsletter!"
Ralph Schmitt, CEO, PLX Technology

"I have to recognized that you are my hero J. StorageNewsletter is my most important source of IT information and I read everyday your news, but today I could not believe what I was reading until read your comments. Thanks for your great work and use a bit of humor sense, especially in these hard moments for the world with the economical crisis, the nature disasters and war in some places of the world. We need some outbreaks of inspiration and humor like your ‘Top news of the day’ today."
Carlos Ardanza, CEO, Lortu Software

"Hahahah good one, you got me!"
Nick Gold, director of business development, Chesapeake Systems Professional Services

"Funny! I was a little suspicious at the 9.5B. Secondly NetApp from a consumer perspective is weird place to interact with. 🙂 Another headline might be: NetApp gains EMC in extreme high-stakes poker game!! NetApp exec. says: ‘Geez all I had was a pair to 2’s. EMC was completely bluffing!’"
Don Tillman, Safe Data

"Bien vu Jean-Jacques !!! mais il doit y avoir une erreur sur le prix :-)".
Xavier Guérin, regional manager for Southern Europe & Benelux, Isilon

"Not funny, I consider you a serious source for storage news, you may think that it was April fools so it makes it OK, it doesn’t."
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"Thanks a lot! I almost fell out of my chair until I read the comments."
Judy Smith, JPR Communications

"The EMC ‘story’ had me choking on my coffee. Well done :-)"
Agnes Lamont, PartnerMarketingsage