silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldlavorohackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down3·7 months agoWait how in the ever loving fuck is VMware worth $70B?
minus-squareWHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up33·7 months agoThey’re the single largest name in virtualization. Almost half of all companies using virtualization are using VMware. And that’s a lot of companies. Companies who have to pay licenses to use it. That’s a lot of worth.
minus-squareCluckN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down2·7 months agoThey run their servers on a $69.9B Yacht.
Wait how in the ever loving fuck is VMware worth $70B?
They’re the single largest name in virtualization. Almost half of all companies using virtualization are using VMware. And that’s a lot of companies. Companies who have to pay licenses to use it. That’s a lot of worth.
They run their servers on a $69.9B Yacht.