Got the email too?
I guess El Reg Towers got the email from Broadcom too. Informing all of their install base?
Broadcom has confirmed it intends to acquire VMware in a deal that looks set to be worth $61 billion, if it goes ahead: the agreement provides for a “go-shop” provision under which the virtualization giant may solicit alternative offers. Rumors of the proposed merger emerged earlier this week, amid much speculation, but …
I swore I would never, ever, do this, but I've already started to inquire what we need to do to become Nutanix authorized. I've already been through the Brocade slaughter, and the Symantec cluster flock and never again. I'm really hoping that some agency somewhere will prevent this from going through.
I'm still surprised by this, I'd've thought VMware was larger than Broadcom.
As for Eloon, he might not be going anywhere re takeovers for a while, seems some investors and maybe the SEC aren't particularly happy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/26/elon-musk-twitter-investors-sue