Shocked by VMware price hikes? You’re not using it fully, sa Yet this is exactly what many VMware users have complained about – the new VMware subscription bundles force them to pay extra for software components they don't need or want Baguley was speaking at a media event to promote its view of the cloud market following the launch of VCF 9
Broadcom defends VMware prices: customers are misusing bundle Many VMware users complain that the subscription bundles require them to pay for software they neither need nor want to use The transition from perpetual licenses to subscription bundles is causing resistance in the market Smaller and medium-sized organizations report that their costs have increased 8 to 15 times since the acquisition
Broadcoms Answer To VMware Pricing Outrage: Youre Using It . . . A senior Broadcom executive has defended VMware's controversial licensing changes by arguing that customers complaining about costs simply weren't using the software bundles properly VMware shifted away from selling perpetual licenses for individual products to subscription bundles after Broadcom's
Broadcom’s VMware Price Hikes Spark Customer Backlash The virtualization landscape has undergone a seismic shift since Broadcom acquired VMware, with pricing strategies becoming a lightning rod for customer discontent Reports of price hikes have reverberated through the industry, leaving many organizations grappling with the financial implications of continuing to use VMware’s solutions
Broadcoms answer to VMware pricing outrage: Youre using it . . . VMware, now a Broadcom subsidiary, is shifting away from selling perpetual licenses for individual products It instead offers subscription bundles of software and support, such as its flagship VCF private cloud platform – version 9 of which was released this week
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist . . . Since Broadcom ended VMware's perpetual licenses and increased pricing, numerous users and channel partners, especially small- to medium-size companies, have had to reduce or end business with VMware