My reading (and another comment implied the same thing) was that the rumors were that EMC would simultaneously spin off VMware and then get the rest of itself acquired by the newly-independent VMware. Here&#x27;s a <i>Re&#x2F;Code</i> analysis that got picked up by <i>Fortune</i>:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;recode.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;emc-considers-a-buyout-by-its-own-subsidiary-vmware&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;recode.net&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;emc-considers-a-buyout-by-its-...</a>