The kickoff of VMware Inc.’s annual Explore gathering in Las Vegas this week was accompanied by the news that the planned $69 billion acquisition of the company by Broadcom Inc. had received approval by regulators in the United Kingdom.
The U.K. greenlight lessened concerns that competition would be stifled as a result of the purchase. This point was subtly reinforced during the keynote session at VMware Explore this week when Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp.,…