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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 04:18:23 JST Ars Technica

   Broadcom CEO admits VMware changes have brought “unease” to customers, partners

   "There's more to come."

   https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/broadcom-ceo-admits-vmware-changes-have-brought-unease-to-customers-partners/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • ShadowZone (shadowzone@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 04:54:17 JST ShadowZone

     in reply to

     @arstechnica Broadcom's strategy is to only focus on Fortune 500 companies who can easily afford the price hikes they institue on all software they have acquired.
     They did the same when they bought CA Software and their portfolio.

     Small and mid sized businesses? They don't care about you.

     And apparently the shareholders love it, seeing how they keep increasing Tan's salary.

   • Alex (depereo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 05:25:10 JST Alex

     in reply to

     @arstechnica A private equity firm, wearing the skin-suit of its most well known victim, saying whatever is calculated to make it the most cash.

   • Paul Tourville (taobear@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Mar-2024 05:59:21 JST Paul Tourville

     in reply to

     @arstechnica *cough* Proxmox *cough* I know Linux is scary and everything, but... it's been around for 30 years. Give it a chance.