September 1, 2025
The $69 Billion Domino Effect: How VMware’s Debt-Fueled Acquisition Is Killing Open Source, One Repository at a Time – FastCode fastcode.io
Bitnami's decision to end its free tier by August 2025 has sparked widespread outrage among developers who rely on its services. This change is part of Broadcom CEO Hock Tan's strategy to monetize essential software following acquisitions, impacting countless users and forcing companies to either pay steep fees or undergo costly migrations.
This is such a bad move from Broadcom - but it was to be expected, of course.
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