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This week we discuss Rackspace going private and the OpenStack cloud scenarios that could have been. We also cover Matt Ray's first trip to New Zealand where, sadly, he finds no Power Ranger monuments. Also, a little bi-modal flavor for ya.

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With Brandon Whichard, Matt Ray, and Coté.

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RAX goes private for $4.3bn

• The usual need to hide from the Wall Street eye

OpenStack dead, again.

• "Tough times ahead".
• "There was a time when it was hard to read an article about OpenStack without hearing about 'pets vs. cattle,' and OpenStack was designed to herd cattle"
• "It has itself become a big, complex pet, which is why Mirantis and others can make a living providing services, software and training."
• What could have happened: (1.) "we can beat AWS," or, (2.) "containers, shoulda thought of that."

Innovation is hard, esp. business-wise

• How could you compete with AWS?
• Word vs. Google Docs vs. Office 365.
• Uber has spent

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