BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months ago“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T saysarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T saysarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months 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-up0·4 months agoThis sort of buy-fatten-milk-kill acquisition should just be flat out illegal
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months 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-up0·4 months 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
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