Thread regarding Citrix Systems Inc. layoffs

I thought about that too - but wouldn’t that face anti-competitive lawsuits from Microsoft and other players in the EUC space if VMware EUC and Citrix were under the same umbrella? Then again, it would not at all surprise me.

Better yet, wait for the Broadcom stock price to dip then TK can acquire them, be CEO and lay off all the rest of CSG to reach 100% profits according to his master plan.

Vista and TomK want it - guaranteed.

TomK came from Broadcom and helped assess the VMW acquisition - most likely this was planned when he was assigned by Vista to take over Citrix/CSG. As a pillar alongside Citrix BU or absorbed into it, VMW EUC would lock-in those customers that are unhappy with the loss of Citrix relationship and renewal increases from the re-organization. Those customers are used to the "mark templeton" Citrix, not the new cold-passionless Cloud Software Group that demand soaring renewals with ZERO negotiation.

Also, if TomK and Vista own every top private company on the just-released 2023 DaaS Gartner magic quadrant companies, where will those CTX/VMW customers then scramble to? EUC is then in a squeeze and in danger of surviving.

It's genius by Vista. EUC companies have operated autonomously for decades, competing against each other, and now its ripe to exploit customer that are locked in, under that single CSG umbrella.

The real question about the VMware Broadcom deal lies in the fact that the entire EUC BU was excluded it seems from receiving offer letters to become FT Broadcom employees. Most are suggesting that there's a spinoff or PE acquisition of EUC to be announced post-close (if that ever happens). That's where this could directly affect Citrix. Think about who could acquire the VMW EUC business? Who would want it? Would have to be an organization that believes that it could compete with Microsoft and the DaaS/SaaS solutions (like Zero Trust / SASE) that many Citrix customers are moving to, especially after the licensing increases, less-than-stellar support, etc.