Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reports that Broadcom is negotiating the sale of its desktop business to KKR for $3.8 billion, a small fraction of the amount Broadcom paid to acquire VMware for over $6 billion. While VMware’s main business caters to corporate clients, it also offers desktop software such as Fusion for Mac, Workstation Player, and Workstation Pro.
TLDR: Broadcom is in talks to sell its desktop business to KKR for $3.8 billion, a fraction of what it paid for VMware. VMware, a predominantly corporate-focused company, also offers desktop software products.
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