ARS Technica has confirmed that the broadcomer is sending closure and reporting letters to the owners of VMware’s permanent licenses.
After the acquisition of VMware on November 2023, Broadcom vmware eliminated the sale of license forever. Permanent license users can still use the software they have purchased, but they are unable to renew support services. Unless their pre -existing contract Activating them To do this. The purpose of the controversial move is to press VMware consumers to pressure VMware products to buy membership in bundle, which has increased costs. 300 % Or, in some cases, More.
Some users have chosen to continue to use VMware unauthorized use, often when they AlternativeSuch as vmware rivals or devitualization.
Over the past weeks, some users run non -co -ordinated vmware Reported Receiving letters to Broad Kam, informing them that their contract with VMware and thus, their right to seek auxiliary services has been lost. Line [PDF]The signature of Michael Brown, the managing director of the Broad work, tells users that they are releasing/updates, minor release/upgrade extensions, increases, patch, patch, bug fixes, or security patches, which are used to stop the use of security patches, ARS Technica.
Consumers have been told that any refreshments of such a dedication must be implemented immediately from the expiry date of the expiry of the past, removing the date/dean, “he added:
Such use of past support from the expiry date leads to the material violation of the contract with VMware and the VMware’s intellectual property rights violations, resulting in potentially better losses and lawyers’ fees.
Some users of Member IT GroupCTO Dan Colptus told ARS, that a managing services provider (MSP) received this letter in Canada, yet VMware’s updates have not been received since their cooperation contracts have expired, CTO Dan Colptus told ARS. “A customer received a letter six days after the expiry of his cooperation agreement,” he said.
Likewise, online users have Reported Receiving ceasefire and reporting letters, though they have not released an update since losing VMware support. A user on the Community Forum of Spice Works Reported Despite receiving such a letter, he emigrated from VMware and Percasmox.