{"id":1425,"date":"2024-10-30T11:22:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T11:22:18","slug":"vmwares-sharp-practices-continue-to-wound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/vmwares-sharp-practices-continue-to-wound\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware\u2019s sharp practices continue to wound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom in 2023, the company\u2019s new owners have been doing their utmost to alienate a broad swathe of its customers. Or, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadcom.com\/company\/news\/financial-releases\/61541\">the company would have it<\/a>, \u201cbuild the world\u2019s leading infrastructure technology company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to discouraging the next generation of systems developers and architects from using the platform by nixing the free-to-experiment-with ESXi option, the company has tried to force many of its customers off the VMware platform with a series moves that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VMware price increase can be in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/2513389\/vmware-licensing-and-pricing-hikes-what-options-do-you-have.html\">hundreds of percent<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>tier-bundling so users pay for products they don\u2019t wish to use (AKA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/docs\/feature-comparison-and-upgrade-paths-vcf-and-vvf\">portfolio simplification<\/a>\u00a0[PDF]),<\/li>\n<li>going back on previous contractual agreements,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vmware.com\/cloud-foundation\/2024\/01\/22\/vmware-end-of-availability-of-perpetual-licensing-and-saas-services\/\">ending the sale of lifetime licences<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.livingstone-tech.com\/en\/knowledge\/vmware-licensing-is-changing-what-you-need-to-know\">ending support<\/a>\u00a0for products on perpetual licences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest move by Broadcom\/VMware is to charge its customers late fees for subscription-based services, or threaten to levy such fees if renewals are not taken up in a manner timely-enough for the commission-hungry account managers at the company.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/vmware-customers-price-hike-late-fees-broadcom-acquisition-2024-10\">Business Insider<\/a><\/em>, Ignacio Llorente, CEO of OpenNebula Systems, said: \u201cMany customers who transitioned from perpetual licenses to [\u2026] subscription-based services are [\u2026] unaccustomed to the ongoing renewal process. This has led to some being caught off guard by unexpected additional costs, especially when renewals are missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techhq.com\/2024\/10\/vmware-price-increase-compounded-by-late-payment-fees\/\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Tech HQ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom in 2023, the company\u2019s new owners have been doing their utmost to alienate a broad swathe of its customers. 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