Platform9 slams Broadcom’s VMware betrayal

Open letter accuses chip firm of licensing bait-and-switch

Broadcom’s VMware play just detonated another credibility mine, as rival Platform9 tore into the chip giant for breaking customer trust with its latest licensing antics.

In a searing open letter, Platform9 accused Broadcom of pulling a “bait-and-switch” by revoking promised access to updates and bugfixes for customers who bought VMware’s perpetual licences in good faith.

“What was once a thriving,…