Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 Bay Area tech workers following $69B VMware deal (www.sfchronicle.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 02 Dec 2023 06:00
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Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 Bay Area tech workers following $69B VMware deal::Broadcom to lay off over 2,000 employees after acquiring Bay Area tech company VMware in a $69B deal.

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stefenauris@pawb.social on 02 Dec 2023 06:03 next collapse

This is why when companies merge it’s always a bad thing

iopq@lemmy.world on 02 Dec 2023 06:10 next collapse

But that’s wrong. AMD merged with Xilinx to enhance their product portfolio. They are doing a lot of AI products now, so it was partially an acquihire.

cooopsspace@infosec.pub on 02 Dec 2023 07:02 next collapse

VMware was going to hell before the acquisition. Openshift adoption far greater since VMware raised prices.

[deleted] on 03 Dec 2023 00:42 collapse

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jordanlund@lemmy.world on 02 Dec 2023 09:08 collapse

Broadcom has a particularly bad habit about it.

Psiczar@aussie.zone on 02 Dec 2023 13:14 collapse

No surprises here, they gutted Symantec.