BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month ago“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T saysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-link“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T saysarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoBroadcom is not playing the long game. They will milk VMware and then dump it or dissolve the company. Funny enough Broadcom is not doing so well right now (check there stock)
minus-squareLaurel Raven@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThis sort of buy-fatten-milk-kill acquisition should just be flat out illegal
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t really see a problem with it. It painful short term but has the benefit of breaking up centralization and single points of failure.
minus-squareLaurel Raven@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m not sure I follow your logic there, it looks to me like it has the opposite long term effect by removing what competition actually is there
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWell no. VMware had a monopoly but now they have successfully pushed everyone to other software. Not everyone is using the same alternative so the market is more diverse.
Broadcom is not playing the long game. They will milk VMware and then dump it or dissolve the company.
Funny enough Broadcom is not doing so well right now (check there stock)
This sort of buy-fatten-milk-kill acquisition should just be flat out illegal
I don’t really see a problem with it. It painful short term but has the benefit of breaking up centralization and single points of failure.
I’m not sure I follow your logic there, it looks to me like it has the opposite long term effect by removing what competition actually is there
Well no. VMware had a monopoly but now they have successfully pushed everyone to other software. Not everyone is using the same alternative so the market is more diverse.