Google Cloud Poaches Ubuntu's VP of Product

[makam]

That's funny because I've been feeling exactly the same way for some reason. Both Microsoft and Amazon have partnerships with Canonical while Google doesn't, Ubuntu doesn't even ship any Google software by default and, for what we know, Google doesn't use anything Ubuntu either. And yet it somehow always seemed natural to me that Canonical would end up under Google's wings. Not that I wish it happened!

What about Goobuntu?

[jacob]

Many have speculated that Microsoft will someday purchase Canonical. Not me. I, admittedly without any basis other than a hunch, have always considered Google to be the more likely purchaser. I wonder if my hunch has any merit?

That's funny because I've been feeling exactly the same way for some reason. Both Microsoft and Amazon have partnerships with Canonical while Google doesn't, Ubuntu doesn't even ship any Google software by default and, for what we know, Google doesn't use anything Ubuntu either. And yet it somehow always seemed natural to me that Canonical would end up under Google's wings. Not that I wish it happened!

[PackRat]

Many have speculated that Microsoft will someday purchase Canonical. Not me. I, admittedly without any basis other than a hunch, have always considered Google to be the more likely purchaser. I wonder if my hunch has any merit?

Amazon should buy Canonical they already got their foot in the door.

[Danielsan]

He said he will be more active on Debian too, cool!

[vegabook]

Many have speculated that Microsoft will someday purchase Canonical. Not me. I, admittedly without any basis other than a hunch, have always considered Google to be the more likely purchaser. I wonder if my hunch has any merit?

Is Canonical that obviously shopping itself out? honest question.... I know he wants to IPO but is there appetite amongs the FANGs for this company? What would they gain? What advantage would Google, for example, get from owning it as opposed to just continuing to use its output as it does right now?

[GizmoChicken]

Many have speculated that Microsoft will someday purchase Canonical. Not me. I, admittedly without any basis other than a hunch, have always considered Google to be the more likely purchaser. I wonder if my hunch has any merit?

[vegabook]

Canonical cannot IPO soon enough. Otherwise the silicon valley vultures will pick all the juicy bits from the financially undefended carcass.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Google Cloud Poaches Ubuntu's VP of Product

After being at Canonical for a decade (aside from a brief stint at Gazzang), Dustin Kirkland who most recently served as the company's VP of Product, is joining Google...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Kirkland-Joins-Google