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Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to subscription-less VMware users (arstechnica.com)

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago

Some customers of Members IT Group, a managed services provider (MSP) in Canada, have received this letter, despite not receiving VMware updates since their support contracts expired, CTO Dean Colpitts told Ars. One customer, he said, received a letter six days after their support contract expired.

They will for sure push an automatic update after this and sue.

The ORACLE Way

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Oh ORACLE

One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I dont see how that could be legal.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Microsoft did label a Windows Server Upgrade accidentally as a security patch once, causing Servers to upgrade, thus requiring a new license

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/windows_2025_surprise_install/

this post was submitted on 07 May 2025

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