The $570B Company That Secretly Controls 99% Of The Internet

[@dmacpher]

What I find crazy is that IBM still holds the second largest patent portfolio in tech, and its behind Samsun in first.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Ah hahaha, makes sense

[@lisander-lopez]

Yea... I've been with them for about 2 years now, as soon as I joined I saw how dedicated and invested IBM is to Patents. (Even with the recent announcement of them not pursuing first place!)

[@dmacpher]

@EnriqueMcQuade mayyybeeee

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

IBM has vast numbers of patents, but the sale of their machines and the renting out of their software to people who use other makers' machine are both businesses which depend on patents owned by others. IBM was originally a rather nasty and not altogether honest company named Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corporation, but they realised early on that there was more money to be made by going straight and, perhaps more importantly, locking in the government as a customer. So they changed around, changed their name, wrote echange agreements with everybody, "our patents are free to you if yours are free to us," and put a lot of energy into making tabulating machinery essential to America's decennial census. By WWII, half of their business was with the US government, and everything that later became computing was "IBM and the seven dwarfs" -- even though those seven other companies had thousands of patents, too.

[@atulkumar943]

​@EnriqueMcQuade yea SamSing would be correct

[@sirnonapplicable]

My dad used to work for them, back when Samueli was still in charge. He was an EMC engineer in their R&D division. According to him, they were his greatest employer by far. They treated their people very well; even their technicians were given RSUs.

[@LDrumsOhio]

That’s all changed under Hock. Definitely wouldn’t recommend. They are all about maximizing profits and have average benefits for a modern tech company.

[@sirnonapplicable]

@LCARLTON Yeah, that's what he told me as well. He left as those changes were being implemented, around late 2013 I think

[@Jai-qf8lw]

⁠ @LCARLTON my father worked for Broadcom since 2001. He passed away while working for Hock in 2019. Hock is a ruthless cost cutter who unfortunately doesn’t care about the effects of his cost cutting. Samueli and Hock both make sure to reward their hardest working engineers. I can assure you that

[@damianmysciak3264]

@@LDrumsOhio Every company is either great for employees but not for shareholders, or great for shareholders and not that good for employees. Hock is great for shareholders

[@RBLPodcast]

they have a No BS policy such as woke etc lol, simply work and get paid kinda attitude

[@RespectfullyCurious]

People in the tech industry were shocked that the VMware acquisition was allowed to happen. We knew exactly what was going to happen as soon as the transaction was complete.

[@typicalgamer5560]

Are you bald?

[@quadkon3577]

Baldie

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@typicalgamer5560 ​ @quadkon3577 What the hell does that have to do with the OP? Also RUDE...

[@darylallen2485]

​@@typicalgamer5560he's definitely bald.

[@TheRimBrakeGuy]

@@typicalgamer5560 we all are

[@Anton-tf9iw]

Broadcom is also at the (dark) heart of every Raspberry Pi cheap amateur computer board; a PI is not just plain ARM.

[@Nightimare_]

im watching this on a 3b+ xD

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

ARM created the designs - ONLY. Other folks manufacture chips using those designs.

[@striperkid]

lol, I had a Raspberry Pi

[@OcteractSG]

Linux users understand that Broadcom should be avoided. It’s bad when your GPU needs a proprietary driver not shipped with the kernel, but when your network card needs a driver, now you’re in a catch 22.

[@cmdjl5755]

Yeah, QUALCOMM or Intel network cards for life, Broadcom and Realtek network cards are bitches when it comes to Linux driver support.

[@smallcube-zn2mm]

Nvidia is also like Broadcom

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@smallcube-zn2mm Nvidia however tends to make drivers widely available. Not always right up to date latest for Linux, but those are generally gaming driven and game makers aren't often Linux friendly.

[@arghyaprotimhalder5592]

Who cares I made money I love Broadcom before COVID after COVID 10 shares paid well calculations it's still has space for growth will grow in next 5 yrs maybe not that sharp increase enough better than retailer firms. Van track SMH semiconductor done, tsmc i got cheap last year.

[@user-lg4le8xr4s]

​@@cmdjl5755 Mellanox as well. I've gone all ConnectX after using them a little. Though we'll see how much longer it takes Nvidia to start enshittifying them.

[@salvadormuro7346]

Long time no comment. Thanks for sharing. There’s a Broadcom in my city so this was extra interesting. Didn’t realize they were so massive. Have you thought about doing a video about Otter Box? Or maybe their industry? I think it could be a neat story. Anyways thanks again for sharing, can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Thanks for the suggestion about Otter Box man. Also, appreciate you commenting again :)

[@smallqwaro]

You're bald bro

[@salvadormuro7346]

@@smallqwaro 😭

[@eskutts]

Nice video. Its interesting that some powerful and critical infrastructure companies are barely known by anyone and continues to deliver their services maintaining a low profile.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Crazy right?

[@Anton-tf9iw]

Like Ericsson. Used to be quite a good employer in the 1980s and 90s...

[@coprilettodelnapoli5466]

You're bald

[@morganangel340]

@@LogicallyAnswered Doesn't China control it's own internet? I'm pretty sure is more than 1%

[@aayushchandrapradhan]

you are bald

[@chebrubin]

Finally well researched and pertinent. Like the SAP review.

[@edwardmatt1606]

Damn it. This guys is so good, he has me clicking on the next video, the next one after that, and so on.

[@Derekzparty]

I came in like an acquisition ball. I never bought so much before. All I wanted was to own your patents. All you ever did was wreck me.

[@ZK-7]

Can you do a video on Stripe pls. Love how this channel grown from violin to elite analysis.

[@Deriv44]

It surprising how much 🤔 money you can make in tech doing less glamorous and anonymous background works

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Indeed

[@winterheat]

0:31 the log scale on Y axis graph is more meaningful

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Fair enough

[@danielvasquez3758]

Invest in that big tech!! It’s not going away anytime soon!!

[@Sam4]

Another logically answered banger

[@LogicallyAnswered]

🙏

[@Anton-tf9iw]

The "symbioses" between Big Tech and Big Fin is quite a fertile docu arena and this Channel is doing a great job highlighting this.

[@olokelo]

I know broadcom as this company which doesn't want to open anything in their technology. No open-source Linux drivers for routers with broadcom chipset. Also seems like their vmware acquisition didn't go well. A lot of people are moving away from it. I wish them to either fail or be more open in their software.

[@ekwem]

It’s the 8th largest tech company now, since Tesla is imploding.

[@SirGenesis206]

My second biggest investment behind NVDA is more powerful than I thought. Incredible video.

[@samfkt]

ARM is also basically in everything.....

[@The_germanArtist]

I mean what could they even do if someone starts to produce similar or better chips for a better price, in a country like Russia where with the right conections sueing them would just not work, export it to China or India, where these companies just assemble them. Why does nobody think of such a thing? It could make billions and you would be practicly untouchable.

[@Jai-qf8lw]

Will you go buy chips from a random company in a different country or go to someone reputable? 😂😂😂 that’s like me saying I’ll buy my iPhone off a China website just becuase I can get it at a better price. There is something called export controls and companies don’t randomly buy chips from someone else just because they can produce it for cheaper. There is IP and patents involved within those chips companies aren’t able to replace.

[@terrelmoss1444]

Can u make a video on Qualcomm?

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Thanks for the suggestion Terrel!

[@ildar5184]

Too subjective for my taste. To label the company toxic because of patent wars and takeovers? I mean, this is the tech industry we're talking about, that's the norm there. And we shouldn't forget what this company has done for the technological progress overall, glad you at least mentioned it. No mentioning of working conditions at all, though, and if we're talking about toxicity, this should be paid attention to. And I doubt it surpasses Amazon in terms of work conditions toxicity.

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Broadcom's real name is Vanguard so no surprises as they own everything. Nvidia is also Vangaurd. Google is also Vangaurd. Apple is also Vangaurd.

[@smallcube-zn2mm]

And Vanguard is a family owned company

[@michaelmorse4920]

Your comment makes absolutely no sense

[@aar0n709]

Vanguard is a Mutual Fund Company, they are not secretly controlling anything Index funds are actually a disaster because you can’t watch everything. If you sit on the boards of every company you pretty much sit on the board of no company

[@nightking8490]

Tbh when you mention 570 billion and less known company, i kinda thought it was TSMC you are talking about.

[@danielvasquez3758]

Great video brother!! Thanks!!

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Thank you as always Daniel!

[@willg3220]

Good video. Ive watched the stock shoot up but didn't know anything about it. Too rich for my blood so i didn't even look into it

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Hahaha, fair enough

[@Allen-L-Canada]

it is an enterprise focused business, rarely known to consumers.

[@UshankaMaster]

Such cases say a lot about the state of antitrust regulations in the USA…

[@Belaziraf]

And in the world. Looks like antitrust regulations worked only when it's in plain view. Like GE and MS. There was GM too, at some point. Apple should come next, but not as a whole, only regarding some behaviors and policies. MS is starting to misconduct again and doesn't seem to have learn from past misfortunes. Most companies like nVidia stay borderline. So the problem is even worst as there can be no legal actions against such companies.

[@EllyMoody]

Disney using audio oscillators of Broadcom is so cute.

[@melvingeraldsy1552]

Whats more interesting for me is the greed and cruelty these companies evolve into as they become bigger and bigger. Am curious if majority of people become this greedy when put in the same situation...

[@smallcube-zn2mm]

majority of the population will become greedy, no doubt

[@George-f8h]

"greed and cruelty these companies" That's like complaining why do knives have to be so sharp. That's what corporations are designed to do- to make as much money as possible for shareholders. Sometimes, they overstep the boundaries with employees and competitors. That's where regulators and courts come in to keep them in check.

[@melvingeraldsy1552]

@@George-f8h exactly and if that is how they are designed then that is how they will behave 90% of the time... its like the mass shootings in the US, you know there is a problem but you dont fix the root cause of the problem and just put band aids everytime something happens....

[@George-f8h]

@@melvingeraldsy1552 Corporations are not evil entities as some people like to portray them. People wouldn't have jobs if companies are not financially successful. They've also contributed $$$$$$ to good causes and federal and state tax revenues. I don't really understand how that is related to mass shootings.

[@melvingeraldsy1552]

@@George-f8h you mentioned knives right? Guns and knives can be used for good or bad. These are just tools and are not inherently bad. Then why is that you have no mass shootings in switzerland when they too have a lot of guns? Its because they have put in place a good system and culture around guns. They solve the root cause and not just do band aids. Corps are also just tools but the system, design, incentives are the problem that needs to be fixed

[@AndersHass]

I just know them for the SoC on Raspberry Pi, lol

[@tyresejackson2601]

Youre great man

[@LogicallyAnswered]

🙏

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@goldfish8196]

Which products or services they sell ?

[@goldfish8196]

You started saying broadcom was part of HP and then said Broadcom was founded by a professor at UCLA. So confusing? What's the connection ? Thank you

[@rocketPower047]

Different branches of today's agglomeration

[@glennshoemake4200]

Agilent (HP) became Avago and in 2015, Avago bought Broadcom (Professor & Student) and took their name. Broadcom today still has the stock ticker symbol of Avago ( AVGO).

[@RandallMorelli]

Avago aquired Broadcom outright. The name was going to stay Avago until Broadcom offered $1B to keep 'Broadcom'. That's why the stock symbol is AVGO and not BRCM.

[@psesh362]

Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas were Ucla affiliated. Samueli a professor, nicholas his phd student. Avago bought Broadcom for 37 billion and took the name

[@kevinjones1053]

Can you make the breaking bad videos like before. I really miss those criminal business viseos. 😅

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Hmmm, not sure what else to cover there and I feel like the channel audience has largely shifted since the breaking bad days. But I’ll keep it in mind. Maybe I can make more criminal business sort of videos.

[@germanolaya4723]

But Can they buy a Dinosaur? 🤔 Its a mistery…

[@LogicallyAnswered]

???? 😂

[@robbietorkelsonn8509]

the company secretly powering the raspberry pi

[@NitrousXProductions]

This is massive monopoly within the tech industry. Broadcom needs to be broken up. No one company should have this much control on network devices. Especially if you look at it from a cyber security perspective. FTC needs to get involved and force a break up of their subsidiaries

[@Jai-qf8lw]

Not happening keep crying tho

[@anonymousanonym450]

cringe

[@fugazishoegazey648]

So being a patent troll and ruthlessly defending your revenues is "toxic" lol? They sound like any other large tech company outside of the stock comp backdating.

[@masa4680]

But more important is about to what extent the company is innovative and making profit.

[@farismuslimazmi]

can you please do video about a Cisco or Juniper

[@zacharynorth]

it wasnt the air force it was an air force contractor.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Oops, thanks for the clarification

[@itscooldawgdonteventrip]

yep.

[@jesusivanguerrazaldivar8303]

What about ORACLE, CISCO And APACHE ?

[@Error_404-F.cks_Not_Found]

2nd video in a half hour to reference “in a good rush sell shovels “

[@terenterenteren8301]

Can you please credit the movie scenes thst you feature? Thanks.

[@cuzonGames]

Bro your voice gives me peace for some reason 😂

[@coprilettodelnapoli5466]

Please a video about "sweet baby inc."

[@Randomynous01]

Why can’t any other company make wifi chips?

[@glennshoemake4200]

Because they need to make a functional chip without infringing on the current patents. This is why Netflix lost their lawsuit as they were using Broadcom's technology without paying to license it.

[@markarca6360]

You missed out on the acquisition of VMWare.

[@siya.abc123]

Crime pays gents!

[@MickenCZProfi]

Most importantly, they make the chips for raspberry pis

[@Basic-Grunge]

Thank you for sharing

[@nighthauntgloom]

X? You mean times?

[@JamesHoss-hr1jq]

Okay Mr. Boolean Algebra 😂

[@amitabhstatton3236]

TSMC they are huge also -- the biggest chip maker in the world. Do a video about them. NVIDIA is buddy buddy with them now, while AMD has to be buddy buddy with Samsung

[@motionsick]

Guess who owns? Blackrock and Vanguard.

[@youssefbouzi988]

It's the jews

[@packet.zach88]

They own it all. Not surprised

[@mechajay3358]

Of course they would

[@billhammett174]

Nice DEI graphics...

[@MrRockrobstr]

Sounds like a great investment 👍

[@zhao11214]

wait i still dont really know what they do! haha

[@musafirgauravv]

Is it using some AI voice modulation ?

[@freemygrandma8752]

2000 incoming

[@mrfrisky5887]

I’m disappointed i did not learn about this company sooner. i would have bought more shares

[@ThrdCardofDeath]

BlackBerry also did backdating options to acquire high level Google engineers

[@evancejaye]

Dear Logically Answered, for new viewers your videos might be a banger. But for the rest of us who have been enjoying your content for a longer time, i can say your content feels repetitive and too focused on FANNG. Its starting to feel more like a script from GPT. Take time and make more interesting videos while avoiding burnout. KZbin isnt going anywhere. Slow down.

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Really appreciate the honest constructive feedback Evan. Is there any other specific topics or ideas that you would be interested in watching other than FAANG.

[@Allen-L-Canada]

@@LogicallyAnsweredyou could find quality companies for us to consider investing. :)

[@smallqwaro]

Time to uninstall vmware, glad I didn't pay for the pro.

[@tomasleal5011]

I am not racist but all of you must admit you were suprised too.

[@egyoac]

Make sure to have NVIDIA, Broadcom, AMD and Intel in your portfolio and forget them:)

[@Randomynous01]

And they say trump didn’t anything good…

[@ice_man1117]

What is this guy talking about it’s just a big company

[@cool-aquarian]

Broadcom ❤

[@N3tigen]

I consider Nvidia became first 4 trillion $ company at 2026 . As there as (1.5 trillion $ ) And future (GPU And NPU Ai ) is in there hands . Let see who matches Japan's GDP first😅

[@fredronknowles4200]

Whatching from bahamas 🇧🇸🇧🇸 pin me please 😢😢

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Hahaha

[@ice_man1117]

Click bait

[@EllyMoody]

That's some propaganda video I want my new back.

[@HPkobold]

Hello

[@LogicallyAnswered]

Hey DrDolt

[@Scott-ff2oe]

Trump 2.0

[@thaliadezi4352]

*promosm*

[@Hollowdude15]

Wow

[@CJ-sg3fc]

Naive content

[@platoscavealum902]

ℹ️

[@JamesHoss-hr1jq]

Little man making videos like a nerd lol

[@retro5014]

I'm glad he is making videos as a nerd than some goofy gymbro.

[@CamelCasee]

Overcompensating much?

[@2017phattang]

All the money that's myself,not everyone , I'm not approved for everyone to do my business account to get income and control my name account to makes the broken way my personal private owner business manager account, my business enterprise of the laws come on but everyone you are to decide to steal and makes everything big problems and troublesmaker .pay off the total amount due and deaths ..

[@MickenCZProfi]

Most importantly, they make the chips for raspberry pis

[@chridob3553]

How is that important