Eh, it's still the least hassle at scale for your own data centers and VCF 9 isn't exactly low tech - it does things no one else really can do to the same level of quality (DRS, HCX, NSX, VSAN all come to mind) , the question is, is it worth the money? Unless you're over 10,000 VMs, probably not.
OpenShift is okay but has quirks unless you have a major Kubernetes staff; Proxmox is good for most but I wouldn't use at massive scale. Azure Stack/ Hyper-V can work but has its own quirks.
They're not the only ones pissed off with VMWare [1].
What I don't understand is what prevents them to shop around for alternatives. What is VMWare's very good moat that prevents the competition from invading their castle?
> VMware is essential for the operations of Tesco’s business and its ability to supply groceries
Guess you're fucking it up big time somehow then. Why would you tell people this? "Hey, we managed to make ourselves permanently dependent on some bullshit tech, please partner vendors, fuck as much as you possibly can so we can pass it off to shoppers."