Broadcom VMware Licensing Changes: Full Guide + FAQ [2025]
Nov 3, 2025 · VMware by Broadcom: Portfolio Simplification and Transition to Subscription On December 11, 2023, VMware was acquired by Broadcom. With this, major changes in licensing were …
Broadcom’s licensing clampdown: Subscription-less VMware users …
May 9, 2025 · Broadcom (Nasdaq:AVGO) has initiated what appears to be a systematic legal offensive against subscription-less VMware customers who hold a perpetual software license and have …
Broadcom VMware Licensing Changes Explained - Rimini Street
Jul 22, 2024 · Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left perpetual license holders uncertain about what lies ahead. With VMware’s push to its subscription-based model, bundling of products and significant …
VMware by Broadcom Licensing Changes: Complete Guide
Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of VMware on November 22, 2023, has kicked off a series of sweeping VMware licensing changes that are already reshaping licensing, pricing, support, and …
Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to VMware Perpetual …
May 8, 2025 · 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.
VMware Licensing Changes Explained: What You Need to Know for 2025
Jan 21, 2025 · VMware continues to dominate the virtualization and cloud computing landscape, but the VMware licensing changes in 2024 are set to have an even greater impact in 2025. With Broadcom’s …
Broadcom issues cease-and-desist notices to VMware users without ...
May 7, 2025 · Many users have chosen to continue utilizing VMware without support as they explore alternative options, including competing products and strategies for devirtualization. Recently, some …
VMware Customers Face Subscription Shift, Rising Cloud Moves, and …
Oct 1, 2025 · Broadcom is set to end support for VMware’s vSphere 7.x server virtualization platform on October 2, 2025, leaving customers with critical decisions to make. Following Broadcom’s acquisition …
The New VMware Licensing Framework Broadcom has completely restructured how VMware licensing works, turning what used to be around 250 individual licenses into just four core subscription …
Broadcom’s VMware Licensing Changes | What You Need to Know
Jun 13, 2025 · These changes underscore a fundamental shift in how VMware is licensed, reported, and used. At Anglepoint, we work directly with clients to interpret Broadcom’s evolving terms, ensure …
How Broadcom’s takeover of VMware sparked lawsuits, patch-access …
Nov 15, 2025 · Lede (short) Since Broadcom’s takeover of VMware, a wave of lawsuits, regulatory appeals and customer complaints has erupted over licensing changes, alleged price hikes and …
VMware Licensing Changes: The 3-year Lock-in and More
Mar 18, 2025 · The Broadcom overhaul of its VMware licensing structure signaled a major transformation in how businesses procure and manage VMware solutions. The move, which swept …