Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to subscription-less VMware users
Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to subscription-less VMware users

VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom

Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to subscription-less VMware users
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Some customers of Members IT Group, a managed services provider (MSP) in Canada, have received this letter, despite not receiving VMware updates since their support contracts expired, CTO Dean Colpitts told Ars. One customer, he said, received a letter six days after their support contract expired.
They will for sure push an automatic update after this and sue.
The ORACLE Way
Oh ORACLE
One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison
I dont see how that could be legal.
Microsoft did label a Windows Server Upgrade accidentally as a security patch once, causing Servers to upgrade, thus requiring a new license
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/windows_2025_surprise_install/