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
Broadcom defends VMware prices: customers are misusing bundle Broadcom points out benefits to customers The criticism of the cost explosion is not accurate when you sit down with customers and discuss their situation, Broadcom EMEA CTO Joe Baguley told The Register “Initially people might go ‘all the prices have gone up,’ but those 87 percent of people that have renewed with us have renewed
VMware by Broadcom Licensing Changes: Complete Guide You can no longer make a one-time investment and maintain control over your VMware usage long-term Perpetual licenses were a budgeting-friendly CapEx model; subscriptions shift this to an OpEx model with recurring costs Once support ends, Broadcom blocks access to patches, updates, and security fixes—even if the software continues to run