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'''[[wikipedia:VMWare|VMware]]''' is a major player in the enterprise virtualization software market. The brand has been a subsidiary of Broadcom since November 2023. | '''[[wikipedia:VMWare|VMware]]''' is a major player in the enterprise virtualization software market. The brand has been a subsidiary of [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]] since November 2023. | ||
Since the Broadcom takeover, licensing and business model changes bordering on extortion, price increases, litigations against corporate users such as Siemens, deliberately ending support for [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/ perpetual license] products, have left many customers facing skyrocketing virtualization costs. | Since the Broadcom takeover, licensing and business model changes bordering on extortion, price increases, litigations against corporate users such as Siemens, deliberately ending support for [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/ perpetual license] products, have left many customers facing skyrocketing virtualization costs. | ||
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In 2024, Broadcom removed the ability to extend support for perpetual licensing, and required that customers switch to subscription licensing. The product you bought can no longer be updated, to receive updates you must throw away your perpetual licensing and buy new subscription licenses. AT&T claimed an annual cost increase of 1050%.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=2024-10-01 |title=AT&T claims VMware offered it a 1,050 percent price rise |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/att_broadcom_filings_update/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=The Register}}</ref> | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Cease and Desist Letters/Notifications=== | ===Cease and Desist Letters/Notifications=== | ||
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An incident of a customer receiving a cease and desist letter from Broadcom, regarding perpetual licensing and other services offered. | An incident of a customer receiving a cease and desist letter from Broadcom, regarding perpetual licensing and other services offered. | ||
[[File:Undefined - Imgur.png|thumb | [[File:Undefined - Imgur.png|thumb|alt= Re: Notice of Expiration of Support. Dear <Customer>, The above referenced Order(s) between ("Customer") and VMware LLC (as successor in interest to VMware, Inc. and hereinafter referred to as "VMware") expired on or before February 15, 2025 ("Expiration Date"). Accordingly, Customer's right to receive Support Services for the perpetual Software listed in the Order(s) expired on or before such date. As no new order(s) for subscription licenses and support services has been executed between the parties, Support Services are no longer available for the perpetual Software listed in the Order(s) and such Software licenses deployed in your environment are running unsupported. VMware, therefore, immediately demands that all use of Support Services associated with VMware Software, including Maintenance Releases/Updates, Minor Releases, Major Releases/Upgrades extensions, enhancements, patches, bug fixes or security patches (with the exception of zero-day security patches for vSphere 7.x and 8.x, CVSS score greater than or equal to 9.0, so long as those are generally provided by VMware at no cost) be ceased. The implementation of any of the aforementioned (excluding select zero-day patches as defined above) past the Expiration Date must be immediately removed/deinstalled. Any such use of Support past the Expiration Date constitutes a material breach of the Agreement with VMware and an infringement of VMware's intellectual property rights, potentially resulting in claims for enhanced damages and attorneys' fees. Additionally, Customer must comply with any post-expiration reporting requirements related to the Order(s) and governing license agreement. Failure to comply with such requirements may result in a breach of the Agreement by Customer and VMware may exercise its right to audit Customer as well as any other available contractual or legal remedy. If you have questions, please contact your Broadcom/VMware Account Director or authorized reseller. This communication shall not prejudice or waive any rights or remedies that Broadcom or VMware may have as respects the subject matter set forth herein, all of which are hereby expressly reserved. Sincerely, <Representative>|Notice of Expiration of Support by Broadcom<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Notice of Expiration of Support by Broadcom |url=https://imgur.com/FbrdQya |url-status= |access-date=2025-09-11}}</ref>]] | ||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
{{Placeholder box|This is a list of the company's product lines '''with articles on this wiki'''. | {{Placeholder box|This is a list of the company's product lines '''with articles on this wiki'''. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{ | [[Broadcom Inc.]] | ||
<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=2025-05-07 |title=VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=HJForsythe |date=2025-04-15 |title=VMWare threatening perpetual license holders than haven't purchased subcriptions. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1jzqbte/vmware_threatening_perpetual_license_holders_than/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |via=Reddit}}</ref> | |||
==Alternatives== | ==Alternatives== | ||
Alternatives include the popular free and open source project [https://www.proxmox.com/ Proxmox], which has a less polished user interface but is otherwise functionally very close. | Alternatives include the popular free and open source project [https://www.proxmox.com/ Proxmox], which has a less polished user interface but is otherwise functionally very close and is backed by an Austria-based company that offers subscription-based support plans for corporate users. | ||
Linux virtualization (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization) is available with corporate levels of support. The VMware hypervisor shell is based on Red Hat. Nutanix offers comparable efficiency to VMware. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Virtualization software]] | |||
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VMware
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Legal structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Virtualization Software |
| Official website | https://www.vmware.com |
VMware is a major player in the enterprise virtualization software market. The brand has been a subsidiary of Broadcom since November 2023.
Since the Broadcom takeover, licensing and business model changes bordering on extortion, price increases, litigations against corporate users such as Siemens, deliberately ending support for perpetual license products, have left many customers facing skyrocketing virtualization costs.
Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]
In 2024, Broadcom removed the ability to extend support for perpetual licensing, and required that customers switch to subscription licensing. The product you bought can no longer be updated, to receive updates you must throw away your perpetual licensing and buy new subscription licenses. AT&T claimed an annual cost increase of 1050%.[1]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the VMware category.
Cease and Desist Letters/Notifications[edit | edit source]
An incident of a customer receiving a cease and desist letter from Broadcom, regarding perpetual licensing and other services offered.
Products[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
Alternatives[edit | edit source]
Alternatives include the popular free and open source project Proxmox, which has a less polished user interface but is otherwise functionally very close and is backed by an Austria-based company that offers subscription-based support plans for corporate users.
Linux virtualization (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization) is available with corporate levels of support. The VMware hypervisor shell is based on Red Hat. Nutanix offers comparable efficiency to VMware.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sharwood, Simon (2024-10-01). "AT&T claims VMware offered it a 1,050 percent price rise". The Register. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ↑ "Notice of Expiration of Support by Broadcom". 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ Harding, Scharon (2025-05-07). "VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ HJForsythe (2025-04-15). "VMWare threatening perpetual license holders than haven't purchased subcriptions". Retrieved 2025-09-11 – via Reddit.