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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" /> | ||
=== | The ruling includes statements about earlier investigations. For instance, on July 22nd 2024, the European Commission stated that they would initiate investigations. They received complaints of the licensing model after Broadcom acquired VMware.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-22 |title=Case AT.40924 - VMware software licensing - Request for information pursuant to Article 18(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 |url=https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Art-182-RFI-CISPE-Broadcom-VMware-22-07-24-esigned.pdf |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=European Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yun Chee |first=Foo |date=2024-04-25 |title=Broadcom questioned by EU over VMware licensing changes |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/broadcom-questioned-by-eu-over-vmware-licensing-changes-2024-04-15/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=Reuters}}</ref> | ||
=== | === European Cloud Providers === | ||
On Wednesday 30, July 30, 2025, the trade body for European Cloud providers CISPE started legal action against the European Commission.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Cojocaru |first=Alex |date=2025-07-30 |title=European Cloud Providers Drag Broadcom’s VMware Deal into Court |url=https://licenseware.io/european-cloud-providers-drag-broadcoms-vmware-deal-into-court/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250809000200/https://licenseware.io/european-cloud-providers-drag-broadcoms-vmware-deal-into-court/ |archive-date=2025-08-09 |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=Licenseware}}</ref> The legal action focuses on the acquisition approval by the EU Commission; arguing the remedies taken were "irrelevant to the real threat".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-12 |title=Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, subject to conditions |url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3777 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=European Commission}}</ref> | |||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||