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	*Nutanix emerges as the primary beneficiary, with its Net Score jumping from single digits to 40% and adding 630 new customers in its most recent quarter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|title=VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025 \|website=TechTarget \|date=2025-01-14 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014081647/https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>		*Nutanix emerges as the primary beneficiary, with its Net Score jumping from single digits to 40% and adding 630 new customers in its most recent quarter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|title=VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025 \|website=TechTarget \|date=2025-01-14 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014081647/https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>
	*Microsoft Azure Stack HCI now holds nearly 38% of virtualization market share versus VMware's 36%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ ~~\|title=VMware - statistics & facts \|website=Statista \|date=2024-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-08~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926225139/https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-date=26 ~~Sep~~ 2025}}</ref>		*Microsoft Azure Stack HCI now holds nearly 38% of virtualization market share versus VMware's 36%.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2024-12-01 \|title=VMware - statistics & facts \|url=https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926225139/https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-date=2024-09-26 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|website=Statista}}</ref>
	*Open-source alternatives including Proxmox, KVM, and OpenNebula see increased adoption particularly among cost-conscious mid-market organizations.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|title=Complete guide to modern vSphere alternatives for 2025 \|website=Spectro Cloud \|date=2025-01-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014103521/https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>		*Open-source alternatives including Proxmox, KVM, and OpenNebula see increased adoption particularly among cost-conscious mid-market organizations.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|title=Complete guide to modern vSphere alternatives for 2025 \|website=Spectro Cloud \|date=2025-01-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014103521/https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>

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	==Regulatory investigations==		==Regulatory investigations==
	===European Union===		===European Union===
	The European Commission approved the acquisition in July 2023 under case number M.10806 with significant conditions including 10-year commitments for technology access, interoperability APIs, and source code access to competitors.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3777 \|title=Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to conditions \|website=European Commission \|date=2023-07-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>		The European Commission approved the acquisition in July 2023 under case number M.10806 with significant conditions including 10-year commitments for technology access, interoperability APIs, and source code access to competitors.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3777 \|title=Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to conditions \|website=European Commission \|date=2023-07-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128022318/https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3777 \|archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	On July 22, 2024, the European Commission initiated investigations, receiving complaints about the licensing model after Broadcom acquired VMware.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Art-182-RFI-CISPE-Broadcom-VMware-22-07-24-esigned.pdf \|title=Case AT.40924 - VMware software licensing - Request for information pursuant to Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 \|website=European Commission \|date=2024-07-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105004544/https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Art-182-RFI-CISPE-Broadcom-VMware-22-07-24-esigned.pdf \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> The European Cloud Competition Observatory assigned Broadcom "red" status for critical anticompetitive risk in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cispe.cloud/ecco-reports-no-progress-with-broadcom/ \|title=ECCO Reports No Progress with Broadcom \|website=CISPE \|date=2024-05-23 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107154159/https://cispe.cloud/ecco-reports-no-progress-with-broadcom/ \|archive-date=7 Nov 2025}}</ref>		On July 22, 2024, the European Commission initiated investigations, receiving complaints about the licensing model after Broadcom acquired VMware.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Art-182-RFI-CISPE-Broadcom-VMware-22-07-24-esigned.pdf \|title=Case AT.40924 - VMware software licensing - Request for information pursuant to Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 \|website=European Commission \|date=2024-07-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105004544/https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Art-182-RFI-CISPE-Broadcom-VMware-22-07-24-esigned.pdf \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> The European Cloud Competition Observatory assigned Broadcom "red" status for critical anticompetitive risk in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://cispe.cloud/ecco-reports-no-progress-with-broadcom/ \|title=ECCO Reports No Progress with Broadcom \|website=CISPE \|date=2024-05-23 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107154159/https://cispe.cloud/ecco-reports-no-progress-with-broadcom/ \|archive-date=7 Nov 2025}}</ref>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	===Acquisition timeline & strategy===		===Acquisition timeline & strategy===
	Broadcom announced its intent to acquire VMware on May 26, 2022, for approximately $61 billion in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/the-broadcom-vmware-acquisition-a-complete-timeline \|title=The Broadcom VMware Acquisition: A Complete Timeline \|website=Channel Futures \|date=2024-12-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> The acquisition completed on November 22, 2023, following regulatory approvals from multiple jurisdictions.		Broadcom announced its intent to acquire VMware on May 26, 2022, for approximately $61 billion in cash and stock.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/the-broadcom-vmware-acquisition-a-complete-timeline \|title=The Broadcom VMware Acquisition: A Complete Timeline \|website=Channel Futures \|date=2024-12-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251030145200/https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/the-broadcom-vmware-acquisition-a-complete-timeline \|archive-date=30 Oct 2025}}</ref> The acquisition completed on November 22, 2023, following regulatory approvals from multiple jurisdictions.

	In 2025, Broadcom initiated the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{cite web \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|title=Broadcom enters 'second phase' of VMware consolidation \|website=CIO Dive \|date=2025-09-05 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251015042818/https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|archive-date=15 Oct 2025}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware's largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based" model, though he clarified that purchasing licenses does not mean full deployment.<ref name=":2" />		In 2025, Broadcom initiated the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{cite web \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|title=Broadcom enters 'second phase' of VMware consolidation \|website=CIO Dive \|date=2025-09-05 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251015042818/https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|archive-date=15 Oct 2025}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware's largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based" model, though he clarified that purchasing licenses does not mean full deployment.<ref name=":2" />
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	==End of perpetual licenses==		==End of perpetual licenses==
	===Implementation and enforcement===		===Implementation and enforcement===
	Beginning in May 2025, Broadcom began sending cease-and-desist letters to customers using perpetual licenses without active support contracts.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.channelfutures.com/cloud/broadcom-to-perpetual-vmware-users-cease-and-desist \|title=Broadcom to Perpetual VMware Users: Cease and Desist \|website=Channel Futures \|date=2025-05-07 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Customers were informed they must immediately discontinue use of VMware products unless they transition to subscription licensing.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom \|title=VMware Perpetual License Holders Receive Cease-And-Desist Letters From Broadcom \|website=Slashdot \|date=2025-05-07 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509082419/https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom \|archive-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>		Beginning in May 2025, Broadcom began sending cease-and-desist letters to customers using perpetual licenses without active support contracts.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.channelfutures.com/cloud/broadcom-to-perpetual-vmware-users-cease-and-desist \|title=Broadcom to Perpetual VMware Users: Cease and Desist \|website=Channel Futures \|date=2025-05-07 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250527183435/https://www.channelfutures.com/cloud/broadcom-to-perpetual-vmware-users-cease-and-desist \|archive-date=27 May 2025}}</ref> Customers were informed they must immediately discontinue use of VMware products unless they transition to subscription licensing.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom \|title=VMware Perpetual License Holders Receive Cease-And-Desist Letters From Broadcom \|website=Slashdot \|date=2025-05-07 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509082419/https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1856255/vmware-perpetual-license-holders-receive-cease-and-desist-letters-from-broadcom \|archive-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

	VMware customers must now commit to three-year subscription terms for license renewals, a requirement that has generated significant customer resistance.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/customers_gripe_at_threeyear_commitment/ \|title=VMware users unhappy at 3-year commitment to renew licenses \|website=The Register \|date=2025-01-23 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251114090333/https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/customers_gripe_at_threeyear_commitment/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>		VMware customers must now commit to three-year subscription terms for license renewals, a requirement that has generated significant customer resistance.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/customers_gripe_at_threeyear_commitment/ \|title=VMware users unhappy at 3-year commitment to renew licenses \|website=The Register \|date=2025-01-23 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251114090333/https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/customers_gripe_at_threeyear_commitment/ \|archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	===Broadcom's response===		===Broadcom's response===
	Broadcom argues that they have listened to their customers. In an April 2024 blog post, CEO Hock Tan stated that subscription licensing ''"eliminates incentives"'' for confusing pricing practices common in the software industry.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.broadcom.com/blog/a-changing-market-landscape-requires-constant-evolution-our-mission-for-vmware-customers \|title=A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: our mission for VMware customers \|website=Broadcom \|date=2024-04-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> He also announced that customers needing additional time for migration could receive support extensions, though specific terms were not disclosed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/broadcom-ceo-tan-says-vmware-customers-can-get-support-extensions-amid \|title=Broadcom CEO Tan says VMware customers can get support extensions amid subscription transition \|website=Constellation Research \|date=2024-04-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107031713/https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/broadcom-ceo-tan-says-vmware-customers-can-get-support-extensions-amid \|archive-date=7 Nov 2025}}</ref>		Broadcom argues that they have listened to their customers. In an April 2024 blog post, CEO Hock Tan stated that subscription licensing ''"eliminates incentives"'' for confusing pricing practices common in the software industry.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.broadcom.com/blog/a-changing-market-landscape-requires-constant-evolution-our-mission-for-vmware-customers \|title=A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: our mission for VMware customers \|website=Broadcom \|date=2024-04-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219224332/https://www.broadcom.com/blog/a-changing-market-landscape-requires-constant-evolution-our-mission-for-vmware-customers \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025}}</ref> He also announced that customers needing additional time for migration could receive support extensions, though specific terms were not disclosed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/broadcom-ceo-tan-says-vmware-customers-can-get-support-extensions-amid \|title=Broadcom CEO Tan says VMware customers can get support extensions amid subscription transition \|website=Constellation Research \|date=2024-04-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107031713/https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/broadcom-ceo-tan-says-vmware-customers-can-get-support-extensions-amid \|archive-date=7 Nov 2025}}</ref>

	==Lawsuits==		==Lawsuits==
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	===China===		===China===
	China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) granted conditional approval with 10-year monitoring requirements prohibiting unjustifiable bundling and requiring maintained compatibility with third-party hardware.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/15828-issued-samr-conditional-approval-of-broadcom-and-vmware-merger \|title=China: Issued SAMR conditional approval of Broadcom and VMware merger \|website=Digital Policy Alert \|date=2023-11-21 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105004434/https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/15828-issued-samr-conditional-approval-of-broadcom-and-vmware-merger \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> Multiple Chinese companies have since filed new complaints alleging post-acquisition abuse of dominance.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.mlex.com/mlex/antitrust/articles/2274786/broadcom-s-vmware-sees-antitrust-complaints-escalated-to-china-s-samr \|title=Broadcom's VMware sees antitrust complaints escalated to China's SAMR \|website=MLex \|date=2024-08-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>		China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) granted conditional approval with 10-year monitoring requirements prohibiting unjustifiable bundling and requiring maintained compatibility with third-party hardware.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/15828-issued-samr-conditional-approval-of-broadcom-and-vmware-merger \|title=China: Issued SAMR conditional approval of Broadcom and VMware merger \|website=Digital Policy Alert \|date=2023-11-21 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105004434/https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/15828-issued-samr-conditional-approval-of-broadcom-and-vmware-merger \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref> Multiple Chinese companies have since filed new complaints alleging post-acquisition abuse of dominance.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.mlex.com/mlex/antitrust/articles/2274786/broadcom-s-vmware-sees-antitrust-complaints-escalated-to-china-s-samr \|title=Broadcom's VMware sees antitrust complaints escalated to China's SAMR \|website=MLex \|date=2024-08-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260105004320/https://www.mlex.com/mlex/antitrust/articles/2274786/broadcom-s-vmware-sees-antitrust-complaints-escalated-to-china-s-samr \|archive-date=5 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	===Japan===		===Japan===
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	==Financial impact==		==Financial impact==
	Despite widespread customer dissatisfaction, Broadcom reports strong financial performance from the VMware acquisition. Infrastructure software segment revenues reached $6.8 billion in Q3 2025, up 17% year-over-year, with VMware contributing $3.8 billion quarterly.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/broadcom_q4_fy_2024_vmware/ \|title=Broadcom turns VMware into a prolific money-making machine \|website=The Register \|date=2024-12-13 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251117224645/https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/broadcom_q4_fy_2024_vmware/ \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025}}</ref> The company achieved $2.7 billion in annualized booking value and aims to grow VMware's revenue from $4.7 billion to $8.5 billion within three years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/analysis/broadcom-bounces-vmware-operating-concerns/ \|title=Broadcom bounces VMware operating concerns \|website=SDxCentral \|date=2024-12-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>		Despite widespread customer dissatisfaction, Broadcom reports strong financial performance from the VMware acquisition. Infrastructure software segment revenues reached $6.8 billion in Q3 2025, up 17% year-over-year, with VMware contributing $3.8 billion quarterly.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/broadcom_q4_fy_2024_vmware/ \|title=Broadcom turns VMware into a prolific money-making machine \|website=The Register \|date=2024-12-13 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251117224645/https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/broadcom_q4_fy_2024_vmware/ \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025}}</ref> The company achieved $2.7 billion in annualized booking value and aims to grow VMware's revenue from $4.7 billion to $8.5 billion within three years.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/analysis/broadcom-bounces-vmware-operating-concerns/ \|title=Broadcom bounces VMware operating concerns \|website=SDxCentral \|date=2024-12-12 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723200533/https://www.sdxcentral.com/analysis/broadcom-bounces-vmware-operating-concerns/ \|archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	Broadcom cut VMware's quarterly operating costs from $2.4 billion to $1.2 billion while increasing margins from below 30% to 70%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://thecuberesearch.com/243-breaking-analysis-assessing-broadcom-vmware-eight-months-on/ \|title=Assessing Broadcom VMware Eight Months On \|website=theCUBE Research \|date=2024-07-20 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221223646/https://thecuberesearch.com/243-breaking-analysis-assessing-broadcom-vmware-eight-months-on/ \|archive-date=21 Dec 2025}}</ref>		Broadcom cut VMware's quarterly operating costs from $2.4 billion to $1.2 billion while increasing margins from below 30% to 70%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://thecuberesearch.com/243-breaking-analysis-assessing-broadcom-vmware-eight-months-on/ \|title=Assessing Broadcom VMware Eight Months On \|website=theCUBE Research \|date=2024-07-20 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251221223646/https://thecuberesearch.com/243-breaking-analysis-assessing-broadcom-vmware-eight-months-on/ \|archive-date=21 Dec 2025}}</ref>

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	}}On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware for $61 billion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|website=Broadcom Inc. \|date=2023-11-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription-based model.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|website=VMware Cloud Foundation Blog \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware, with documented increases ranging from 800% to 1,500%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/ \|title=VMware price hikes? 800-1,500%, claim Euro customers \|website=The Register \|date=2025-05-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Several notable businesses who are customers of VMware have started legal action against Broadcom.		}}On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware for $61 billion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|website=Broadcom Inc. \|date=2023-11-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription-based model.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|website=VMware Cloud Foundation Blog \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware, with documented increases ranging from 800% to 1,500%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/ \|title=VMware price hikes? 800-1,500%, claim Euro customers \|website=The Register \|date=2025-05-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Several notable businesses who are customers of VMware have started legal action against Broadcom.
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	}}		}}On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware for $61 billion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|website=Broadcom Inc. \|date=2023-11-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription-based model.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|website=VMware Cloud Foundation Blog \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware, with documented increases ranging from 800% to 1,500%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/ \|title=VMware price hikes? 800-1,500%, claim Euro customers \|website=The Register \|date=2025-05-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Several notable businesses who are customers of VMware have started legal action against Broadcom.
	On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware for $61 billion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|website=Broadcom Inc. \|date=2023-11-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription-based model.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|website=VMware Cloud Foundation Blog \|date=2024-01-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware, with documented increases ranging from 800% to 1,500%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/ \|title=VMware price hikes? 800-1,500%, claim Euro customers \|website=The Register \|date=2025-05-22 \|access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref> Several notable businesses who are customers of VMware have started legal action against Broadcom.		<!--Research conducted September 2025 -->

	==Background==		==Background==
	===Acquisition timeline & strategy===		===Acquisition timeline & strategy===
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	}}~~{{ToneWarning}}~~		}}On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yoo \|first=Ji \|date=2023-11-23 \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233650/https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|archive-date=2023-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom Inc.}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription-based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Walsworth \|first=Rick \|date=2024-01-22 \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124152826/https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|archive-date=2024-01-24 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=VMware}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware. Several notable businesses who are customers of VMware have started legal action against Broadcom.
	On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yoo \|first=Ji \|date=2023-11-23 \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233650/https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|archive-date=2023-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom Inc.}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Walsworth \|first=Rick \|date=2024-01-22 \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124152826/https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|archive-date=2024-01-24 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=VMware}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware. Several ~~large~~ customers have started legal action against Broadcom.

	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2025, Broadcom initiated the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|last=Ashare \|first=Matt \|date=2025-09-05 \|title=Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware’s largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based".<ref name=":2" />		In 2025, Broadcom initiated the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|last=Ashare \|first=Matt \|date=2025-09-05 \|title=Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware’s largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based".<ref name=":2" />

	Besides the new pricing models since the acquisition, Broadcom increased the minimum amount of cores from 16 to 72 cores in April 2025; which ~~need to~~ be ~~payed regardless~~ of ~~use~~ of ~~those~~ 72 cores.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robu \|first=Raluca \|date=2025-05-06 \|title=VMware Price Increase in 2025: What You Need to Know \|url=https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521023945/https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|archive-date=2025-05-21 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=ColocationPLUS}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802114935/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|archive-date=2025-08-02 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=The Register}}</ref> In addition, being to late with ~~the~~ license renewal causes an additional 20% cost penalty.<ref name=":3" />		Besides the new pricing models since the acquisition, Broadcom increased the minimum amount of cores from 16 to 72 cores in April 2025, which must be paid irrespective of usage of the 72 cores.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robu \|first=Raluca \|date=2025-05-06 \|title=VMware Price Increase in 2025: What You Need to Know \|url=https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521023945/https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|archive-date=2025-05-21 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=ColocationPLUS}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802114935/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|archive-date=2025-08-02 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=The Register}}</ref> In addition, being late with license renewal causes an additional 20% cost penalty.<ref name=":3" />

	==End of perpetual licenses==		==End of perpetual licenses==
	===Broadcom's response===		===Broadcom's response===

	Broadcom argues that they have listened to their customers. They close their response to saying they will complete the transition plan to a subscription model for VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Tan \|first=Hock \|date=2024-04-15 \|title=A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: our mission for VMware customers \|url=https://www.broadcom.com/blog/a-changing-market-landscape-requires-constant-evolution-our-mission-for-vmware-customers \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom}}</ref>		Broadcom argues that they have listened to their customers. They close their response to saying they will complete the transition plan to a subscription model for VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Tan \|first=Hock \|date=2024-04-15 \|title=A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: our mission for VMware customers \|url=https://www.broadcom.com/blog/a-changing-market-landscape-requires-constant-evolution-our-mission-for-vmware-customers \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on Broadcom's response with a fair and neutral explanation to make the article more balanced. Include quotations if possible -->
	==Lawsuits==		==Lawsuits==

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	*CISPE's ECCO found that their members costs for VMware increased 8 to 15 times compared to the previous pricing model.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hale \|first=Craig \|date=2025-05-23 \|title=Broadcom has allegedly hiked VMware costs between 800 and 1,500% \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726024605/https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|archive-date=2025-07-26 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechRadar}}</ref>		*CISPE's ECCO found that their members costs for VMware increased 8 to 15 times compared to the previous pricing model.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hale \|first=Craig \|date=2025-05-23 \|title=Broadcom has allegedly hiked VMware costs between 800 and 1,500% \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726024605/https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|archive-date=2025-07-26 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechRadar}}</ref>
	*The reliance on VMware is high across many different sectors and is not something that can easily be replaced by other software ~~on a whim~~.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jacobs \|first=Skye \|date=2025-01-29 \|title="We loved VMware. Now we hate it": Customers react to Broadcom's changes \|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/106547-loved-vmware-now-hate-customers-react-broadcom-changes.html \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechSpot}}</ref>		*The reliance on VMware is high across many different sectors and is not something that can easily be replaced by other software.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jacobs \|first=Skye \|date=2025-01-29 \|title="We loved VMware. Now we hate it": Customers react to Broadcom's changes \|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/106547-loved-vmware-now-hate-customers-react-broadcom-changes.html \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechSpot}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:VMWare]]		[[Category:VMWare]]

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	On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yoo \|first=Ji \|date=2023-11-23 \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233650/https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|archive-date=2023-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom Inc.}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended, and changed to a subscription based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Walsworth \|first=Rick \|date=2024-01-22 \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124152826/https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|archive-date=2024-01-24 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=VMware}}</ref> ~~This~~ results in ~~extraordinary price increases all over the world, as the software is used globally, which also starts a chain~~ of legal action ~~globally~~ against Broadcom.		On 22 November 2023, [[Broadcom Inc.]] completed the acquisition of VMware.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Yoo \|first=Ji \|date=2023-11-23 \|title=Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware \|url=https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233650/https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/broadcom-completes-acquisition-vmware \|archive-date=2023-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=Broadcom Inc.}}</ref> Perpetual licenses for the software were ended and changed to a subscription based model.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Walsworth \|first=Rick \|date=2024-01-22 \|title=VMware End Of Availability of Perpetual Licensing and SaaS Services \|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124152826/https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/01/22/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services/ \|archive-date=2024-01-24 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=VMware}}</ref> Customers report that this new model results in higher overall pricing for their use of VMware. Several large customers have started legal action against Broadcom.

	==Background==		==Background==
	In 2025, Broadcom ~~decided to initiate~~ the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|last=Ashare \|first=Matt \|date=2025-09-05 \|title=Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware’s largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based".<ref name=":2" />		In 2025, Broadcom initiated the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news \|last=Ashare \|first=Matt \|date=2025-09-05 \|title=Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation \|url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware’s largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based".<ref name=":2" />

	Besides the new pricing models since the acquisition, Broadcom increased the minimum amount of cores from 16 to 72 cores in April 2025; which need to be payed ~~for even if you do not~~ use ~~them~~.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robu \|first=Raluca \|date=2025-05-06 \|title=VMware Price Increase in 2025: What You Need to Know \|url=https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521023945/https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|archive-date=2025-05-21 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=ColocationPLUS}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802114935/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|archive-date=2025-08-02 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=The Register}}</ref> In addition, being to late with the license renewal causes an additional 20% cost penalty.<ref name=":3" />		Besides the new pricing models since the acquisition, Broadcom increased the minimum amount of cores from 16 to 72 cores in April 2025; which need to be payed regardless of use of those 72 cores.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Robu \|first=Raluca \|date=2025-05-06 \|title=VMware Price Increase in 2025: What You Need to Know \|url=https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521023945/https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know \|archive-date=2025-05-21 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=ColocationPLUS}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news \|last=Sharwood \|first=Simon \|date=2025-03-28 \|title=VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802114935/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ \|archive-date=2025-08-02 \|access-date=2025-09-07 \|work=The Register}}</ref> In addition, being to late with the license renewal causes an additional 20% cost penalty.<ref name=":3" />

	==End of perpetual licenses==		==End of perpetual licenses==
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	===Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure (Rijkswaterstaat v. Broadcom Inc.)<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-06-27 \|title=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:11349 \|url=https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:11349 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=De Rechtspraak \|language=nl}}</ref>===		===Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure (Rijkswaterstaat v. Broadcom Inc.)<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-06-27 \|title=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:11349 \|url=https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:11349 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=De Rechtspraak \|language=nl}}</ref>===
	On Friday, June 27, 2025, the summary proceedings judge granted Rijkswaterstaats request. Broadcom must continue to provide us with support for a period of 2 years under the existing conditions and price.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Rijkswaterstaat wins summary proceedings against Broadcom over continuation of support \|url=https://openrijk.nl/en/rijksinstellingen/rijkswaterstaat/artikel/rijkswaterstaat-wint-kort-geding-tegen-broadcom-over-voortzetting-van-support/rijkswaterstaat-wins-summary-proceedings-against-broadcom-over-continuation-of-support \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250906145425/https://openrijk.nl/en/rijksinstellingen/rijkswaterstaat/artikel/rijkswaterstaat-wint-kort-geding-tegen-broadcom-over-voortzetting-van-support/rijkswaterstaat-wins-summary-proceedings-against-broadcom-over-continuation-of-support \|archive-date=2025-09-06 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=Openrijk}}</ref>		On Friday, June 27, 2025, the summary proceedings judge granted Rijkswaterstaats (RWS) request. Broadcom must continue to provide RWS with support for a period of 2 years under the existing conditions and price.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-03 \|title=Rijkswaterstaat wins summary proceedings against Broadcom over continuation of support \|url=https://openrijk.nl/en/rijksinstellingen/rijkswaterstaat/artikel/rijkswaterstaat-wint-kort-geding-tegen-broadcom-over-voortzetting-van-support/rijkswaterstaat-wins-summary-proceedings-against-broadcom-over-continuation-of-support \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250906145425/https://openrijk.nl/en/rijksinstellingen/rijkswaterstaat/artikel/rijkswaterstaat-wint-kort-geding-tegen-broadcom-over-voortzetting-van-support/rijkswaterstaat-wins-summary-proceedings-against-broadcom-over-continuation-of-support \|archive-date=2025-09-06 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|website=Openrijk}}</ref>

	The judge ruled: "Unlike Broadcom et al. have stated, there was [thus] no question of free commercial negotiations between two large professional parties; one could say that RWS was in a bind. The judge ruled that RWS must be allowed to part ways with VMware/Broadcom and still receive support during that process. By failing to do so, Broadcom acts in violation of the care that is owed to RWS in social traffic."<ref name=":0" />		The judge ruled: "Unlike Broadcom et al. have stated, there was [thus] no question of free commercial negotiations between two large professional parties; one could say that RWS was in a bind. The judge ruled that RWS must be allowed to part ways with VMware/Broadcom and still receive support during that process. By failing to do so, Broadcom acts in violation of the care that is owed to RWS in social traffic."<ref name=":0" />
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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==

	~~Instead of focusing on the outrage, this~~ section will highlight the cost hikes as those are often also reported by the contracted parties.		This section will highlight the cost hikes as those are often also reported by the contracted parties.

	*CISPE's ECCO found that their members costs for VMware increased 8 to 15 times compared to the previous pricing model.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hale \|first=Craig \|date=2025-05-23 \|title=Broadcom has allegedly hiked VMware costs between 800 and 1,500% \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726024605/https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|archive-date=2025-07-26 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechRadar}}</ref>		*CISPE's ECCO found that their members costs for VMware increased 8 to 15 times compared to the previous pricing model.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Hale \|first=Craig \|date=2025-05-23 \|title=Broadcom has allegedly hiked VMware costs between 800 and 1,500% \|url=https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726024605/https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-has-allegedly-hiked-vmware-costs-between-800-and-1-500-percent \|archive-date=2025-07-26 \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechRadar}}</ref>
	*The reliance on VMware is high across many different sectors and is not something that can easily be replaced by other software on a whim~~, which fuels further frustration~~.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jacobs \|first=Skye \|date=2025-01-29 \|title="We loved VMware. Now we hate it": Customers react to Broadcom's changes \|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/106547-loved-vmware-now-hate-customers-react-broadcom-changes.html \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechSpot}}</ref>		*The reliance on VMware is high across many different sectors and is not something that can easily be replaced by other software on a whim.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jacobs \|first=Skye \|date=2025-01-29 \|title="We loved VMware. Now we hate it": Customers react to Broadcom's changes \|url=https://www.techspot.com/news/106547-loved-vmware-now-hate-customers-react-broadcom-changes.html \|access-date=2025-09-06 \|work=TechSpot}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	*Nutanix emerges as the primary beneficiary, with its Net Score jumping from single digits to 40% and adding 630 new customers in its most recent quarter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|title=VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025 \|website=TechTarget \|date=2025-01-14 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014081647/https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>		*Nutanix emerges as the primary beneficiary, with its Net Score jumping from single digits to 40% and adding 630 new customers in its most recent quarter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|title=VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025 \|website=TechTarget \|date=2025-01-14 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014081647/https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366617362/VMware-by-Broadcom-changes-to-continue-in-2025 \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>
	*Microsoft Azure Stack HCI now holds nearly 38% of virtualization market share versus VMware's 36%.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ ~~\|title=VMware - statistics & facts \|website=Statista \|date=2024-12-01 \|access-date=2025-09-08~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926225139/https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-date=26 ~~Sep~~ 2025}}</ref>		*Microsoft Azure Stack HCI now holds nearly 38% of virtualization market share versus VMware's 36%.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2024-12-01 \|title=VMware - statistics & facts \|url=https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926225139/https://www.statista.com/topics/8785/vmware/ \|archive-date=2024-09-26 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|website=Statista}}</ref>
	*Open-source alternatives including Proxmox, KVM, and OpenNebula see increased adoption particularly among cost-conscious mid-market organizations.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|title=Complete guide to modern vSphere alternatives for 2025 \|website=Spectro Cloud \|date=2025-01-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014103521/https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>		*Open-source alternatives including Proxmox, KVM, and OpenNebula see increased adoption particularly among cost-conscious mid-market organizations.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|title=Complete guide to modern vSphere alternatives for 2025 \|website=Spectro Cloud \|date=2025-01-15 \|access-date=2025-09-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014103521/https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives \|archive-date=14 Oct 2025}}</ref>