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Dell Terminates Distribution Deal With VMware After Broadcom Acquisition


In a regulatory filing today, Dell revealed that it has terminated its distribution deal for VMware products. The deal was made in November 2021 before VMware was acquired by Broadcom. The Register reports: That agreement was struck on the same day Dell and VMware parted ways -- back when Big Mike'...

The Register reports: That agreement was struck on the same day Dell and VMware parted ways-- back when Big Mike's Bespoke Computer Barn decided to pay down some debt by making Virtzilla a standalone company. In those far-off days, Dell was still all-in on VMware, which is why their agreement sought to "formalize the commercial relationship between the parties in order to maintain the mutual strategic advantage between Dell and VMware [and] to affirm the parties' interest in continuing to collaborate on solutions and a go-to-market (GTM) strategy." Dell's filing cites the original agreement's allowance for its VMware distribution deal to be dissolved after a "change of control" at either party.

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