Definitely a win for the UK tech scene and US/UK tech collaboration/M&A in general. Having met Mike on several occasions, it’s clear he’s a huge asset to the AI startup ecosystem here in the UK. Certainly feels like justice has been served in one of the world’s most epic cases of buyer remorse. HP have managed to appear spectacularly hapless from this whole decade+ episode and simultaneously trash their reputation as a buyer. Who on earth would want to risk selling their business to HP now.
