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.
No surprises here, they gutted Symantec.
Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 Bay Area tech workers following $69B VMware deal
Submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tech-layoffs-broadcam-vmware-18522770.php
stefenauris@pawb.social 11 months ago
This is why when companies merge it’s always a bad thing
cooopsspace@infosec.pub 11 months ago
VMware was going to hell before the acquisition. Openshift adoption far greater since VMware raised prices.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Broadcom has a particularly bad habit about it.
iopq@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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.