"innovation" is a dog whistle for screwing you over
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/broadcom-ends-vmware-perpetual-license-sales-testing-customers-and-partners/https://news.vmware.com/co...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9623127

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 00:21 - Redefining the words “purchase” and “own”
  • 01:10 - Innovation used to mean something
  • 02:05 - Broadcom purchases VMWare
  • 02:30 - Broadcom lays off 2000+ VMWare employees
  • 02:40 - Broadcam gets rid of perpetual licensing
  • 03:03 - Broadcom’s BS machine
  • 04:00 - “Innovation”
  • 05:40 - Lobbyists cite innovation when lobbying against repairability
  • 06:50 - What innovation actually means in 2023
  • 07:55 - Selfish, self serving advertising

Advertising at the end was still informative, for me, of his business and what troubles he goes through

  • talks of open to the public repair shop