"Core"="Bone"
"HPE announced it was selling off a load of non-core software assets"
And once they've stripped this joint to the bone, they'll just throw the bone to the dogs.
High fives and bonuses all around, and off other companies to lather, rinse, repeat.
Does anyone in the upper ranks actually run a company any more, or is it all just "asset monetizing" until the company is gone?