silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square76fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·2 years agoMergers always mean layoffs.
minus-squareotl@lemmy.srcbeat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 years agoEspecially with their sizes: Broadcom has 20,000 employees and VMWare has 38,000.
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years 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.