https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/06/broadcom-takeover-of-vmware-could-be-derailed-by-eu-antitrust-probe/
Thoughts?
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It's not different from Dell.
I wonder how this is different from Dell
Shrug. Too little too late
".. trade associations, representing hundreds of companies that are clients of VMware, including France’s Cigref, sent a letter this week to regulators in Brussels asking them to act pre-emptively to block the deal due to concerns over anti-competitive practices... "
This is a big one. unlike the US, EU regulators do look out for the consumers.
In my view the EU approval and hence the closing will take a year from July. Drama just starting - popcorn time!