VMware’s new owner is pushing legacy license-holders to buy costly software support subscriptions. Broadcom says it may audit ...

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

Broadcom wants to push every single VMware customer "owning" a perpetual license to a new subscription-based contract, and is ...

Broadcom ceased selling VMware perpetual licenses after it purchased the virtualisation company in November 2023. Now it is ...

Cease-and-desist letters target expired support contracts, compelling enterprises to reconsider software strategies.

VMware perpetual licenses are not lucrative enough for Broadcom, so it's reportedly sending cease-and-desist letters.

Perpetual VMware licenses often have time-limited support. At the end of the contract, Broadcom issues a cease and desist ...

Broadcom appears to have sent the letters to users shortly after their support contracts expired, regardless of whether they ...

Licence holders told to uninstall updates or face audits, lawsuitsThe ever-so-popular Broadcom has attempted to make itself ...

but they mustn't use updates Legal action is being used as a threat Broadcom is reportedly sending out cease-and-desist letters to VMware perpetual license holders whose support contracts have ...

The owner of VMware is reminding customers on perpetual licences that they will longer be able to buy support for their VMware products ...