Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p>How to scare away your customers, exhibit 4821: <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Broadcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadcom</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/VMware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VMware</span></a>: </p><p>"VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores.<br>Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent <a href="https://graz.social/tags/penalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalty</span></a> for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines"</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/03/28/arr</span><span class="invisible">ow_vmware_licensing_change/</span></a></p><p>I don't know you, but if I were a customer for that product, I'd most probably start migration projects today.</p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualization</span></a></p>