Important because VMWare's been acquired by Broadcom (November 22, 2023) and Broadcom's been turning the screws on customers to get more money. Many folks are l

Important because VMWare's been acquired by Broadcom (November 22, 2023) and Broadcom's been turning the screws on customers to get more money. Many folks are looking for alternatives. More context: 2024/02/26 Can confirm a current Broadcom VMware customer went from $8M renewal to $100M https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39509506 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39509506 2024/02/13 VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39359534 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39359534 2024/01/18 VMware End of Availability of perpetual licensing and associated products https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39048120 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39048120 2024/01/15 Order/license chaos for VMware products after Broadcom takeover https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998615 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998615 2023/12/12 VMware transition to subscription, end of sale of perpetual license https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38615315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38615315