HPE buys Silver Peak for 925 Million, page-7

Perfectly valid question, to which there's a number of answers
1.) As part of my job, I need to keep up to date and aware of new products in the market.
2.) I've worked in this sector for over 20 years
3.) I like to see things through
4.) It's cheap entertainment to watch the s**tshow
5.) It allows me to learn more about how companies operate, perpetual raises, announcements etc but no real substance.
6.) Gives me something to research that I may not otherwise have looked at (I.e the link between Everblu, azalea and other tech companies )
7.) it seems to really annoy some people here - see item 4.
8.) it really doesn't take long to analyse and research some of these items and claims, so 5-10 mins every few days while I'm checking other forums is nothing.

you'll probably hear stories that I have a grudge etc, or ex employee, etc, but honestly, I've never dealt with them, never known anyone to work for them, and until recently had no connection - I know people who've worked for companies who've used Azalea before.

9.) It amazes me the amount of absolute belief some touters have in the company, when so much is promised and so little is delivered, I get to analyse those same people.

10.) reminds me of a stock that I did get burned on SMA, and being able to identify the signs and similarities will hopefully avoid me making a bad call like that again

it's like being at the pub on a warm day in Perth, just sitting back, reading a book, and people watching.

and nope, this isn't a company I'd even consider for day trading, way too much of what seems to be a leaky ship with every man and his dog knowing about upcoming announcements and good news etc that it wouldn't be hard to be wiped out in a position. could I make money doing it, probably. But well outside my risk tolerance

but mostly, it really annoys Brett64