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Broadcom and VMware Intend to Close Transaction on November 22, 2023
- alephnerd 3y agoAnd the bloodbath in Palo Alto begins...
- saltminer 3y agoWe have been informed they are dropping their academic list pricing entirely, which will cause many institutions to pay double or even triple what they do now. As a result, several major universities (specifically the Big Ten but I'm sure many others are as well) are looking into alternatives to reduce license costs ahead of next year's contract negotiations. Source: Someone higher up in my department.
- yummypaint 3y agoThere are open source alternatives. Perhaps they could even help contribute to development? Those licenses must not be cheap, seems like the money would be better used paying OSS developers. A few big institutions making an effort to free themselves of commercial software might have a meaningful impact.