Broadcom has allegedly hiked VMware costs between 800 and 1,500%

• ECCO has released its second report on Broadcom, citing no improvement
• Germany’s VOICE has brought VMware pricing to the European Commission’s attention
• Perpetual licenses got terminated, with many customers forced to pay upfront for three years

Broadcom has allegedly increased VMware licensing costs by eight to 15 times for many customers after eliminating perpetual and pay-as-you-go licenses, replacing them with bundled subscriptions that require a three-year minimum contract.

The European…