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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=== | ||
{{Main|VMware extraordinary price increase for licenses since acquisition by Broadcom}} | |||
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. | ||
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==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== | ||