"Also, we urge investors not to consider the acquisition of VMware as a bed of roses. Given VMware's much lower profitability profile than Broadcom's corporate average, Broadcom is expected to dissect VMware's business to maximize its operational efficiencies, to reduce the dilution of its organic margins profile."
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4538882-broadcom-q3-solid-performance-prepare-for-slowdown
Easiest way to look at VMWares final headcount number, bare minimum will be 1million revenue/headcount. That says VMware would have a max of 13,000 assuming all BUs are kept. A more realistic number would be 8,000 to 10,000
Zzzzzz
VMware has been about creating jobs, Broadcom is about making money.
VMware is about as lean as a morbidly obese blue whale!
CA Technologies was reducing and minimizing headcount for years before Broadcom acquired the. When Broadcom bought us we were very lean and they still found about 60-70% to cut.
If VMware is as bloated and headcount heavy as I’m hearing the cuts are going to be astronomical.
'maximize its operational efficiencies, to reduce the dilution of its organic margins profile.'
he should work in marketing!
More stating the obvious, but I'm sure there are still thousands of doubters at the company.
Anyone who thinks Hock will somehow handle this acquisition differently, probably thought Vladamir Putin had changed, and would never attack a sovereign nation.
Seeking Alpha said it. It must be true!
It was a well known fact how bloated VMW is/was. Many of us worked hard, learned a lot, and took home big checks. It makes perfect sense that a lean, money making machine is buying VMW to capitalize.