Ingram Micro cuts Broadcom and VMware ties
Not worth the trouble
Tech distribution giant Ingram Micro announced plans to end its business relationship with Broadcom and limit VMware dealings in certain regions starting January 2025. The company cited an inability to reach terms that balanced customer needs and shareholder returns.
Another big customer escapes Broadcom’s clutches
Cloudy Beeks Group jumps ship
In yet another blow to Broadcom, UK-based cloud operator Beeks Group has decided to defect to the open-source OpenNebula stack.
Customers fleeing VMware
Not impressed with price hikes and subscription shifts
Since Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of VMware last year, many customers have voiced dissatisfaction with Broadcom’s changes to VMware’s offerings, and now it appears that they are spurring the company as if it were a rabid dog.
OpenAI forms pact with Broadcom
No longer wants custom foundaries
OpenAI has decided to shelve its plans to build custom foundries. Instead, the company will partner with semiconductor giant Broadcom to develop its first batch of custom AI chips.
Chipzilla must slice off its Fab business
Former directors say
Four former Intel directors have published an article in Fortune, urging the company to spin off its fab business.
EU investigates Broadcom over VMware licencing
Watchdog barks
US chipmaker Broadcom is facing scrutiny from EU antitrust regulators over changes to the licensing conditions of its newly acquired cloud computing firm VMware, following grievances from several EU business users and trade associations.
Dell dumps VMware after Broadcom buyout
Does not want an open relationship any more
The tech distributor has ditched its deal to sell VMware products after Broadcom snapped up the software firm.
Broadcom kills off perpetual licenses
“Encouraging” customers to subscriptions
Broadcom appears to be doing its best to make like hell for VMware customers by killing off VMware's on-premises perpetual licenses.
Raspberry Pi 5 is out with 2.4GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 CPU
First Raspberry Pi with silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, UK
Raspberry Foundation has officially launched the new Raspberry Pi 5, claiming it to be twice as fast as its predecessor and proudly announcing that it is the first Raspberry Pi computer to feature silicon designed in‑house in Cambridge, UK.
Apple signs 5G deal with Broadcom
Spending billions in the US
Apple announced a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Broadcom, a leading US technology and advanced manufacturing company.