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   Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 21:53:30 JST Bread up, Bro

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   • Aether ???
   @Aether oof yeah, I don't think vmware is in a place to ask for perpetual licensing. All they are going to do is squeeze blood from customers who are going to be finding even more reason to leave.
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     Aether ??? (aether@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 21:53:31 JST Aether ???
     After acquiring VMWare, Broadcom is on a newfound mission to fuck both its customers and its staff.
     
     arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/12/broadcom-ends-vmware-perpetual-license-sales-testing-customers-and-partners/
     
     Perpetual licenses are out; all products will now be subscription-only.
     
     Also out are nearly 3000 employees.