Based on every acquisition before you, VMWare will have 5,000 - 7,000 people when the company is absorbed. Some of these people will be on transition for a period of time so not everyone will exit on Day 1, but many people will be exited. I predict 15,000 will go on day 1, another 10,000 will be on transition for up to a year and through natural attrition the remaining people will leave and the number will rest in the 5,000 - 7,000 range.
This is not Broadcom’s first software acquisition, they now have the infrastructure in place to run the business and won’t need most of the people at VMWare. This business model only works if they cut really deep.