To many enterprise IT observers, Broadcom — the new owner of what used to be known as VMware for 25 years — believes that its prized $69 billion acquisition’s product line was too complicated, far-flung and perhaps even becoming irrelevant here in the mid-2020s. Why else would Broadcom discontinue 56 (and counting) standalone products that are used in virtually all of the world’s data centers daily?
VMware’s loyal customers may be asking that legitimate question now, but…
