It was Broadcom Ars Technica confirmed that sending stops and Desist to the owners of permanent license VMware with expired support contracts.
After acquiring the vmware program, Broadcom has finished sales of VMWARE Perpetual license. Users who have permanent licenses can still use the program they bought, but they are unable to renew support services Unless they have a previous contract Enable them To do this. This controversial step aims to push VMWare users to buy subscriptions to packages of VMWARE products, with the associated costs that have increased 300 percent Or, in some cases, more.
Some customers have chosen continuing to use unnecessary VMWARE, and they are often so Research alternativesLike VMWARE or Devirtualization.
Over the past weeks, some users who have operated VMware Unduported I mentioned Received the Broadcom to inform them that their contract with VMware, and therefore, achieved their right to obtain support services. message [PDF]Which was reviewed by Ars Technica and signed by the administrative director of Broadcom Michael Brown, users tell us that they stop using any versions/updates for maintenance, simple versions, major versions/promotions, improvements, corrections, error repairs, or safety corrections, except for safety corrections for the Zero Day, It has been issued since the support contract expired.
The message tells users that the implementation of any such updates “must be removed/uninstalling the expiration date,” adding: “Any such use beyond the expiration date constitutes a financial violation of the agreement with VMWare and violates the intellectual property rights of VMWare, which may lead to allegations dedicated to damage and congestion.”
Some customers Members of the Information Technology GroupCTO Dean Colpits told ARS, although the VMWARE updates have not been received since the end of its support contracts, although the VMWare updates have not been received since the end of its support contracts. He said that one of the clients received a letter six days after the end of their support contract.
Likewise, online users have I mentioned Received the stop and desist messages although it has not released updates since the loss of VMWARE’s support. One user in the Spiceworks community forum I mentioned Receive such a message although they moved from VMWARE and Proxmox.
Some users who reported receiving a letter from Broadcom said they had ended up involving legal teams. ARS has also seen online confusion, as some people believe that the message means Broadcom considers that they have broken their agreement with VMware. However, Broadcom appears to send these messages to companies shortly after their support contracts are over, regardless of whether they continue to use (or not) VMware.
Broadcom did not respond to a request for comment.
Broadcom warns of potential audits
Also informing the messages and messages that may be scrutinized: “Failure to comply with [post-expiration reporting] The requirements may lead to the violation of the agreement by the customer[,] VMWARE may exercise its right to check customers and any other contractual or legal treatment available. “
In response, I tell Collitz Ars:
“The only thing that bother me is the fact that Broadcom reserves the right to check the audits whenever they choose. But … this is the absolute BS anyway. If one of the customer wants to hide things, this may be done easily (evacuation of responsibility: I will never do it, but since it is easy to report it in a clear text without any security checks or anything to detect tarmpering, it will not be easy.”
Since Broadcom ended the permanent licenses of VMWARE and increased pricing, many users and channel partners, especially small to medium companies, had to reduce or finish business with VMware. Most members of the VMWARE customer group in the VMWARE group are now running uninterrupted VMWARE. Collitz pointed out that the greatest interest of MSP is to ensure that employees do not accidentally apply to customers.
In recent months, Broadcom has sought to curb some of the potential use of VMWARE products that you consider unjustified. For example, I have participated in solutions since then Legal battle with AT & T On the right of communications to renew support services and accused Siemens of Piping vmware Software.
Broadcom’s changes resulted in how VMWARE distributed in many companies that gave up VMWARE and Ckebing Broadcom to customers. while Broadcom Financial success Since getting VMWARE indicates that her action plan will remain fixed, sending stops and stopping to VMWare users risk more damage to current and former customers.
This story was originally appeared on Art Technica.
