silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1431arrow-down1external-linkBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comsilverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·11 months agoMergers always mean layoffs.
minus-squareotl@lemmy.srcbeat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·11 months agoEspecially with their sizes: Broadcom has 20,000 employees and VMWare has 38,000.
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 months agoAnd Broadcom has a history of buying companies and squeezing every cent from them before they destroy them. I don’t expect VMWare to be around in 10 years.
Mergers always mean layoffs.
Especially with their sizes: Broadcom has 20,000 employees and VMWare has 38,000.
And Broadcom has a history of buying companies and squeezing every cent from them before they destroy them. I don’t expect VMWare to be around in 10 years.