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KKR to Acquire Broadcom's (VMware) End-User Computing Division

18 points by tech234a 3y ago

smitty1110 3y ago
"News Id not Found", looks like this got pulled?
- Hayvok 3y ago
  Here’s the KKR link - https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d... VMWare (Broadcom) link - https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2024/02/broadcoms-euc-division-embraces-its-future-as-a-standalone-business.html https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2024/02/broadcoms-euc-division-...
  - bsimpson 3y ago
    Does dang get notified if you say his name?
    - tech234a 3y ago
      I believe not
    - Kluggy 3y ago
      no
- tech234a 3y ago
  I've noticed that HN seems to have something that changes URLs based on where their bot gets redirected to. I have also noticed this with YouTube videos where HN will remove the time parameter if I want to submit a link to a specific part of a video. Can confirm I originally submitted: https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d...
  - freedomben 3y ago
    thanks, yep HN must have stripped the query param thinking it was an advertising ID or something
CaliforniaKarl 3y ago
"[VMware's End-User Computing Division's] flagship products include Horizon, a leading desktop and application Virtualization platform, and Workspace ONE, a marquee Unified Endpoint Management (“UEM”) platform for the enterprise, along with common platform services of data, identity and workflows." VMware Horizon? Ugh, that's concerning. (Horizon is VMware's thin-client / zero-client platform.)
- brirec 3y ago
  I never heard of KKR, but I definitely wouldn’t trust Broadcom to do that software any justice. Maybe this might be better?
  - skwashd 3y ago
    For some history on KKR look up the book Barbarians at the Gate. They're one of the original and largest private equity firms.
brirec 3y ago
I’m trying (and failing) to understand the scope of this “End-User Computing Division.” Is this tools like VMware Horizon (i.e., their thin-client solution), or VMware Workstation/Fusion, or something else?
- soneil 3y ago
  AIUI mostly the thin-client side. It's my (third-party) understanding that workstation/player/fusion are surprisingly difficult to break out because they borrow strongly from ESXi.
gjvc 3y ago
working link https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d...
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18 points by tech234a 3y ago

smitty1110 3y ago

"News Id not Found", looks like this got pulled?

Hayvok 3y ago
Here’s the KKR link - https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d... VMWare (Broadcom) link - https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2024/02/broadcoms-euc-division-embraces-its-future-as-a-standalone-business.html https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2024/02/broadcoms-euc-division-...
- bsimpson 3y ago
  Does dang get notified if you say his name?
  - tech234a 3y ago
    I believe not
  - Kluggy 3y ago
    no
tech234a 3y ago
I've noticed that HN seems to have something that changes URLs based on where their bot gets redirected to. I have also noticed this with YouTube videos where HN will remove the time parameter if I want to submit a link to a specific part of a video. Can confirm I originally submitted: https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d...
- freedomben 3y ago
  thanks, yep HN must have stripped the query param thinking it was an advertising ID or something

CaliforniaKarl 3y ago

"[VMware's End-User Computing Division's] flagship products include Horizon, a leading desktop and application Virtualization platform, and Workspace ONE, a marquee Unified Endpoint Management (“UEM”) platform for the enterprise, along with common platform services of data, identity and workflows." VMware Horizon? Ugh, that's concerning. (Horizon is VMware's thin-client / zero-client platform.)

brirec 3y ago
I never heard of KKR, but I definitely wouldn’t trust Broadcom to do that software any justice. Maybe this might be better?
- skwashd 3y ago
  For some history on KKR look up the book Barbarians at the Gate. They're one of the original and largest private equity firms.

brirec 3y ago

I’m trying (and failing) to understand the scope of this “End-User Computing Division.” Is this tools like VMware Horizon (i.e., their thin-client solution), or VMware Workstation/Fusion, or something else?

soneil 3y ago
AIUI mostly the thin-client side. It's my (third-party) understanding that workstation/player/fusion are surprisingly difficult to break out because they borrow strongly from ESXi.

gjvc 3y ago

working link https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d88-b1a9-90a438c6bf6c https://media.kkr.com/news-details/?news_id=48701629-ae4d-4d...

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