Hacker News with Generative AI: Broadcom

VMware price hikes? Between 800 and 1,500%, claim Euro customers (theregister.com)
Broadcom has upped VMware licensing costs by between eight to 15 times since it took over the organization, and a lack of alternatives in the tech industry means trade and end customers have no choice but to play ball.

Business, Technology, Pricing, VMware, Broadcom

9 points by rntn 1 day ago | 4 comments

VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom (arstechnica.com)
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.

Software, Business, Legal, VMware, Broadcom

9 points by croes 14 days ago | 0 comments

VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom (arstechnica.com)
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.

Software, Business, Legal, VMware, Broadcom

78 points by stalfosknight 16 days ago | 25 comments

Broadcom raises minimum requirement for VMware licenses: from 16 to 72 cores (techzine.eu)
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirement for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of required cores per command line will increase from 16 to 72 as of April 10.

Software, Licensing, VMware, Broadcom

6 points by prtaylor 55 days ago | 0 comments

Semiconductors, Technology, Business, Partnerships, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom

9 points by alephnerd 72 days ago | 0 comments

TSMC, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Semiconductor Industry, Partnerships

34 points by eagleislandsong 72 days ago | 3 comments

Broadcom, VMware, Technology, Business, Acquisitions

11 points by glitchcrab 167 days ago | 4 comments

Cloud Computing, Business, VMware, Broadcom

28 points by mooreds 404 days ago | 51 comments