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Broadcom "preventing some vendors from selling products to us," AT&T alleges.

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[–] possiblylinux127 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Broadcom is not playing the long game. They will milk VMware and then dump it or dissolve the company.

Funny enough Broadcom is not doing so well right now (check there stock)

[–] laurelraven 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This sort of buy-fatten-milk-kill acquisition should just be flat out illegal

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't really see a problem with it. It painful short term but has the benefit of breaking up centralization and single points of failure.

[–] laurelraven 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I follow your logic there, it looks to me like it has the opposite long term effect by removing what competition actually is there

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 2 months ago

Well no. VMware had a monopoly but now they have successfully pushed everyone to other software. Not everyone is using the same alternative so the market is more diverse.