[lelandbatey]

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

2024/02/13 VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead 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

2024/01/15 Order/license chaos for VMware products after Broadcom takeover 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