Broadcom/VMware
Acquisition Complete. Extraction Initiated.
$69B
Value Extracted
8
Key Initiatives
The Story
Broadcom acquired VMware and immediately demonstrated why they're legends in the extraction space. Perpetual licenses? Gone. Monthly pricing? Gone. Your existing contract? Terminated. Welcome to mandatory 3-year bundles at 800-1500% markups.
Key Achievements
Raised prices 800-1500% overnight (not a typo)
Killed perpetual licenses to force everyone into subscriptions
Terminated 10+ year contracts 'unilaterally and without sufficient notice'
Told angry customers they're 'using VMware wrong' when they complained
Earned a 'RED' status rating from EU competition watchdog
Caused 275% spike in 'VMware alternatives' searches at Gartner
Forced customers to buy bundles full of products they don't need
Made AT&T's EVP write an angry email about a 1,050% increase
When you own the infrastructure everyone depends on, 'negotiation' is just a formality.
H. Tan
CEO of Extraction Engineering
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