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Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers - 'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?'::'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?'

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why did they even bother acquiring them? I'm lost.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

To squeeze the hell out of it while it dies. They're betting that people can't move quickly off the technology, and jacking up license costs by 30%