Now that Broadcom has closed its $69 billion acquisition of VMware in one of the biggest tech deals of all time, employees and competitors both say it's the end of an era. Since VMware's founding in 1998, it has been a pioneer in creating virtualization technology, and in recent years it has focused more on cloud computing technology. In May 2022, the chip giant Broadcom first announced it would acquire VMware, and it closed the deal on November 22 after a year and a half of seeking approval from countries including the US, UK, and China. This story is available...