Tech invaders: Upstarts attack storage kingpins from all sides

It's all for show.

"The storage heartland is under attack from six armies, and each one aims to..."

1) Get acquired, go to Vegas and dance on a table at Surrender.

2) Execute a carefully manipulated IPO, go to Vegas and dance on a table at Surrender.

3) Go out of business, go to Vegas and dance on a table at Surrender.

When you lose all of your money on 9 out of 10 investments, NUMBER 10 has to be BIG.

You think the end-of-the-quarter cadence of big companies is maddening and counter-productive?

Try the Ponzi Scheme that is the tech Start-Up Game in 2014.