VMware licensing change since acquisition by Broadcom: Difference between revisions

}}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.