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[โ€“] mpdarkguy@piefed.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If they were tied to a hardware product I understand the enshittificatiom argument but you can literally just switch to another provider. Sure the process isn't nice, but you're not that locked in. There are viable alternatives, and the market is, or at least seems healthy and competitive.

[โ€“] klangcola@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah I agree there is good competition in that market these days, even if the transition work is costly. I'm sure a lot of companies are doing the math of paying the Broadcom VMWare tax Vs transitioning all their infrastructure