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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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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Broadcom Inc.]] | |||
==Alternatives== | ==Alternatives== | ||
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| 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
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 VMware category.
Cease and Desist Letters/Notifications
An incident of a customer receiving a cease and desist letter from Broadcom, regarding perpetual licensing and other services offered.
Products
See also
Alternatives
Alternatives include the popular free and open source project Proxmox, which has a less polished user interface but is otherwise functionally very close.