Soon after it bought VMware, Broadcom introduced a new licensing model that is causing big cost increases. Don’t want to swallow the increase? Consider your alternatives. The stories abound about ...

VMWare has announced that its Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro virtualization software will now have two license models. There’s now a Free Personal Use or a Paid Commercial Use subscription for the Pro ...

The VMware announcement stated that Fusion Pro (macOS) and Workstation Pro (Windows and Linux) now comes in two license models: Free Personal Use and Paid Commercial Use subscriptions. VMware refers ...

In a historic announcement, Broadcom Inc. unveiled its ambitious plan to purchase VMware, a technology giant, in May 2022. However, in November 2023, Broadcom released a barrage of announcements ...

It was all the buzz this past week: EMC VMware has changed its licensing with vSphere 5 from a model that is based on processor cores and physical memory to a model that charges based upon both a ...

Cloud computing and virtualization software company VMware has announced that its flagship desktop software is now free for personal use. Individual users can now download and use VMWare Fusion Pro ...

According to Gartner, Broadcom’s new licensing models, which transition from enterprise license agreements to more complex consumption models, can force businesses to pay 2-3 times more. The landscape ...

Siemens got into hot water after Broadcom acquired VMware and changed licensing terms. What can enterprises learn from the ongoing legal battle? When Broadcom acquired virtualization leader VMware in ...

After sending cease-and-desist letters to VMware users whose support contracts had expired and who subsequently declined to subscribe to one of Broadcom’s VMware bundles, Broadcom has started the ...