VMware licensing change since acquisition by Broadcom: Difference between revisions
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===AT&T=== | ===AT&T=== | ||
On November 21 2024, AT&T reached a settlement-in-principle with Broadcom over the alleged annual increase of 1,050% in costs for VMware.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Ashare |first=Matt |date=2024-11-22 |title=Broadcom, AT&T reach settlement in VMware legal dispute |url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-att-vmware-settlement-licensing-support-lawsuit/733763/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215202230/https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-att-vmware-settlement-licensing-support-lawsuit/733763/ |archive-date=2024-12-15 |access-date=2025-09-07 |work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but it is clear that AT&T is moving away from doing business with Broadcom.<ref name=":4" /> In the case, Broadcom argued to the court that they did not have to give support as AT&T did not renew their license. | |||
US law recognizes the concept of transition assistance where the incumbent contractor remains legally responsible for maintaining service continuity and ensuring a smooth handover of responsibilities for government contracts: this is governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), part 37.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-07 |title=Part 37 - Service Contracting |url=https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-37 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=ACQUISITION.GOV}}</ref> For business to business contracts, this is usually found in the contract transition clauses. | |||
===Tesco=== | ===Tesco=== | ||