> So the thinking here was probably "there is no way they can refuse to sign right now and destroy their business in the process, so we might as well take the c

> So the thinking here was probably "there is no way they can refuse to sign right now and destroy their business in the process, so we might as well take the cake and also force them to stay after so they don't leave in 11 months and 29 days". Maybe. However, Broadcom has been bending people over the barrel for VMWare for a while now. Anyone who doesn't have a migration plan in the works at this point is an utter fool. Turning the screws 12 months ago? Sure, probably gonna work. Now? Not so much.