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How to scare away your customers, exhibit 4821: #Broadcom #VMware:

"VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores.
Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent #penalty for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines"

theregister.com/2025/03/28/arr

I don't know you, but if I were a customer for that product, I'd most probably start migration projects today.

The Register · VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 coresBy Simon Sharwood

#VMware unter #Broadcom bleibt spannend: Ab 10. April 2025 gibt’s Lizenzen erst ab 72 Kernen – auch wenn man nur 16 braucht. Natürlich gilt das weltweit, auch bei Verlängerungen. Perpetual-Lizenzen? Ach stimmt, die hat man ja schon 2024 beerdigt.