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But it's highly unlikely the buyer will walk away if their core business already depends on the product you licensed to them
by hdhdbebd 2y ago
But it's highly unlikely the buyer will walk away if their core business already depends on the product you licensed to them
- protimewaster 2y agoNow that there's a high profile example of it happening, though, it might become both more common and more of a negotiation tool for customers. This company has shown that it can be done, and now both Broadcomm and their customers know it, and each knows that the other knows it. Sure, it's still a lot of effort, but, at this point, even if Broadcomm can get somebody to sign up for another year, that gives the customer a year to plan on how to jump ship next time around. And it looks like the number of people with expertise on migrating from VMWare is skyrocketing, so companies should be able to hire a team to do it...