Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Some customers have opted to continue using VMware ...

After sending cease-and-desist letters to VMware users whose support contracts had expired and who subsequently declined to subscribe to one of Broadcom’s VMware bundles, Broadcom has started the ...

Broadcom (Nasdaq:AVGO) has initiated what appears to be a systematic legal offensive against subscription-less VMware customers who hold a perpetual software license and have expired support contracts ...

Editor's take: After acquiring VMware in 2023, Broadcom has wasted no time reshaping the company into a profit-focused operation, often at the expense of good customer relations. The latest move in ...

Broadcom’s unwavering ability to convert VMware’s largest legacy customers to its subscription pricing model continued unabated during its most recent fiscal quarter, which along with surging ...

‘Broadcom can report that most have signed new contracts, but we know that these are punitive and threaten the viability of service providers locked-in to the VMware ecosystem,’ said Francisco ...

Broadcom has upped VMware licensing costs by between eight to 15 times since it took over the organization, and a lack of alternatives in the tech industry means trade and end customers have no choice ...