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broadcom licensing
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Broadcom licensing discussions on WindowsForum.com center on the impact of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, particularly the end of general support for vSphere 7 in October 2025. Users explore how Broadcom's licensing changes affect renewal costs, migration options, and long-term vendor dependency. Key themes include evaluating hypervisor risk, third-party support alternatives, and cloud migration strategies. The tag covers the commercial and technical consequences of Broadcom's post-acquisition licensing model for VMware environments.
The end of general support for vSphere 7 in October 2025 is more than a product milestone — it’s a hard business inflection point that exposes the commercial and technical consequences of Broadcom’s post‑acquisition strategy for VMware, forces painful renewal and migration choices, and reshapes...