{"id":24942,"date":"2022-12-21T06:10:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T06:10:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T06:10:03","slug":"eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\" loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p><span class=\"label\">+COMMENT<\/span> The European Commission has opened what it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_22_7835\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> as an \u201can in-depth investigation\u201d into Broadcom\u2019s acquisition of VMware.<\/p>\n<p>The reason given for the probe is: \u201cThe transaction would allow Broadcom to restrict competition in the market for certain hardware components which interoperate with VMware&#8217;s software.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Commission\u2019s (EC\u2019s) brief announcement of its probe notes that Broadcom makes Network Interface Cards, Fiber Channel Host-Bus Adapters, and storage adapters, and that VMware\u2019s products are compatible with such products from many vendors.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s the Commission\u2019s statement of competition concerns:<\/p>\n<p>The Commission also plans to consider whether Broadcom would do things to harm the development of SmartNICs by rival vendors. VMware has made the accelerators the centerpiece of vSphere 8, promoting they can handle networking and security chores that occupy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/08\/30\/vmware_explore_news_roundup\/\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 20 percent of a server\u2019s CPU cores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern is that Broadcom could bundle VMware\u2019s products with its own mainframe and security wares, \u201cand no longer offer VMware&#8217;s virtualisation software as a stand-alone product reducing choice and potentially foreclosing rival software providers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Analysis<\/h3>\n<p>The EC appears to imagine a world in which all NIC, HBA and storage adapter vendors other than Broadcom are banished from VMware\u2019s hardware compatibility list. Or perhaps a world in which VMware\u2019s reference architectures ignore suppliers other than Broadcom.<\/p>\n<p>Which just isn\u2019t how VMware operates.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                <\/noscript>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cVMware&#8217;s success over the last two decades has been predicated on hardware compatibility,\u201d Gartner vice-president analyst Michael Warrilow told <i>The Register<\/i>. \u201cIf Broadcom were to deviate from that they would suffer the wrath of every major and minor server and storage hardware vendor in the industry. It would be commercial suicide and would obliviate the business case for the acquisition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I think he\u2019s right. If Broadcom does the things the EC worries about, it deserves to have the book thrown at it by regulators and VMware customers alike.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>VMware has long positioned itself as a neutral player and during its time under the ownership of EMC and Dell repeatedly demonstrated it can operate in good faith to nourish its owners\u2019 rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The company has consistently worked to make its wares work with any server, storage, NIC, HBA, GPU and CPU vendor. It does so because while VMware dominates the server virtualization market, alternative players \u2013 Microsoft, Nutanix, and open source alternatives &#8211; offer strong alternatives. Restricting user choice for hardware would be an act of self-harm.<\/p>\n<p>The notion that Broadcom would change VMware\u2019s ethos and make only its own kit compatible \u2013 or optimally interoperable &#8211; is therefore far-fetched because Broadcom can surely see that imposing its own kit on VMware customers would irritate them immensely.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_software\/virtualization&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Y6KjO86WvxYdpUzeFX-qGQAAAAk&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>And for what? A few thousand more NIC and HBA sales a year will not be the win that makes the $61 billion acquisition of VMware a success.<\/p>\n<p>Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is too experienced to mess up VMware for the tiny prize of selling more NICs. He\u2019s also too experienced not to know that customers want and need choice: Broadcom does not have a NIC or HBA for every occasion, and customers will sometimes want and need to consider rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and a little thing called COVID-19 has shown the world the folly of going all-in with a single supplier. As geopolitical conflict roils, would Broadcom really tie VMware customers to one supply chain?<\/p>\n<p>The EC\u2019s concerns that only selling VMware products in bundles is more worthy because VMware \u2013 like many enterprise software vendors \u2013 packs its licenses with requirements to buy more stuff and\/or increase spend over time. It\u2019s conceivable that some Symantec or CA wares could be bundled with VMware products, and the resulting packages would include some software customers could acquire from rival vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Or VMware customers could just suck it up and endure some shelfware. They would not be the first to do so.<\/p>\n<p>I expect that Broadcom will therefore be quite relieved by the EC\u2019s angle on its probe. The company has never stated that acquiring VMware is not about nourishing its hardware business, instead suggesting it wants to diversify to become a supplier of more of an organisation\u2019s software needs.<\/p>\n<p>The EC probe therefore misses the live issues regarding the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Broadcom has recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/12\/01\/vmware_broadcom_prices_nutanix_q123\/\" rel=\"noopener\">repeatedly stated<\/a> that it will not increase prices for VMware products. It needs to do so because Broadcom\u2019s past software acquisitions did see it hike fees. Yet the EC is silent on that concern.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also silent on jobs, which are sure to go.<\/p>\n<p>The probe also does not obviously consider the future. I\u2019ve previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/05\/26\/broadcom_buying_vmware_makes_sense\/\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that the Broadcom\/VMware combination could make for a mighty integrated IoT stack. Perhaps the Commission can get Broadcom to agree to a far-reaching voluntary ban on exclusionary bundling that stops such a stack from being non-competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps it will focus on NICs and fiber channel and make Broadcom doesn\u2019t self-sabotage in those mostly settled markets.<\/p>\n<p>The EC has set a deadline of May 11th, 2023, to make a decision on whether to allow the deal to proceed. The focus on hardware, I believe, means Broadcom will make concessions that don\u2019t hurt it a bit in order to get the deal done.<\/p>\n<p>And meanwhile Broadcom get sto sort out the UK\u2019s and USA\u2019s probes into the acquisition. \u00ae<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/12\/21\/european_comission_vmware_broadcom_investigation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>+COMMENT The European Commission has opened what it describes as an \u201can in-depth investigation\u201d into Broadcom\u2019s acquisition of VMware. The reason given for the probe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-universe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what&#039;s new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what&#039;s new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"mailinvest.blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/freelanceracademic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin@mailinvest.blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin@mailinvest.blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin@mailinvest.blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/012701c4c204d4e4ebd34f926cfd31a4\"},\"headline\":\"EU probes Broadcom\\\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":906,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Tech Universe\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/\",\"name\":\"EU probes Broadcom\\\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what's new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/21\\\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"EU probes Broadcom\\\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"mailinvest.blog\",\"description\":\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis. mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what&#039;s new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"mailinvest\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/default.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/default.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"mailinvest\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/freelanceracademic\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/012701c4c204d4e4ebd34f926cfd31a4\",\"name\":\"admin@mailinvest.blog\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin@mailinvest.blog\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\",\"admin@mailinvest.blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mailinvest.blog\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/adminmailinvest-blog\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog","description":"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what's new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog","og_description":"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what's new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.","og_url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/","og_site_name":"mailinvest.blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/freelanceracademic\/","article_published_time":"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin@mailinvest.blog","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin@mailinvest.blog","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/"},"author":{"name":"admin@mailinvest.blog","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#\/schema\/person\/012701c4c204d4e4ebd34f926cfd31a4"},"headline":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register","datePublished":"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/"},"wordCount":906,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg","articleSection":["Tech Universe"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/","url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/","name":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register - mailinvest.blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg","datePublished":"2022-12-21T06:10:03+00:00","description":"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis.mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what's new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_eu_flag_question_mark.jpg","width":1200,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/eu-probes-broadcom-vmware-deal-over-impact-on-hardware-the-register\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"EU probes Broadcom\/VMware deal over impact on hardware \u2022 The Register"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/","name":"mailinvest.blog","description":"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. Tons of people enjoy reading tech blogs on a daily basis. mailinvest.blog tracks all the latest consumer technology breakthroughs and shows you what&#039;s new, what matters and how technology can enrich your life. mailinvest.blog also provides the information, tools, and advice that helps when deciding what to buy.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#organization","name":"mailinvest","url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/default.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/default.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"mailinvest"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/freelanceracademic\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/#\/schema\/person\/012701c4c204d4e4ebd34f926cfd31a4","name":"admin@mailinvest.blog","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98ed217bd0f3d6a6dcae2d9b0c76e305b049a07275e315e1407e19ec8b08e139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin@mailinvest.blog"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/mailinvest.blog","admin@mailinvest.blog"],"url":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/author\/adminmailinvest-blog\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}