Broadcom ended the sale of perpetual software licences in 2024. Its stated goal has been to move customers to a recurring revenue stream by providing VMware products as a service. Until now, those ...

VMware’s new owner is pushing legacy license-holders to buy costly software support subscriptions. Broadcom says it may audit VMware users to make sure they’re not skirting the rules.

Broadcom is addressing VMware perpetual licenses, again Users can continue using existing software under their perpetual licenses, however they cannot access updates or support unless they had a ...

Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Following its November 2023 acquisition of ...

VMware has played a key role in the technology world’s transition to the cloud, providing software that powers virtualisation, multi-cloud management, infrastructure, networking, security and ...

VMware Workstation users report that the software's automatic update functionality is broken after Broadcom redirected the download URL to its generic support page, triggering certificate errors.

Broadcom released security updates today to fix a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows. VMware Tools is a suite of drivers and utilities designed to ...

Broadcom has cut VMware's workforce by roughly half since acquiring the company in 2023. VMware had more than 38,000 employees in early 2023. That's down to about 16,000, two sources said.

If the USB device is not showing in VMware, this can disrupt daily workflow, especially when users rely on the VM for testing and development. This usually occurs due to misconfigured settings ...

VMware made $13.4 billion in revenue in its last year before acquisition, and it's expected that at least a few hundred million in VMware revenue isn't accounted for in Broadcom's full-year numbers.