Broadcom’s Cease-and-Desist Push Sends VMware Users Scurrying

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 4:20 pm

A trio of reports reveal Broadcom’s aggressive legal tactics targeting VMware’s perpetual license holders, complete with cease-and-desist letters that have driven disgruntled customers to switch vendors. The legal theatrics leave many wondering if loyalty is worth the escalating subscription costs.

techspot.com / Broadcom pressures VMware customers with cease-and-desist letters over perpetual licenses

Broadcom wants to push every single VMware customer "owning" a perpetual license to a new subscription-based contract, and is willing to antagonize the entire VMware userbase to reach this goal. Companies and professionals still using VMware products have recently started receiving a new kind of…

theregister.com / ‘Infuriated’, ‘disappointed' ... Ex-VMware customers explain why they migrated to Nutanix

As Broadcom flings legal nastygrams at its own punters Next Dominic Johnson is fed up with VMware.…

wired.com / Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to VMware Perpetual License Holders

VMware's new owner is pushing legacy license-holders to buy costly software support subscriptions. Broadcom says it may audit VMware users to make sure they're not skirting the rules.

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