Important because VMWare's been acquired by Broadcom (November 22, 2023) and Bro...

Important because VMWare's been acquired by Broadcom (November 22, 2023) and Broadcom's been turning the screws on customers to get more money. Many folks are looking for alternatives. More context:

2024/02/26 Can confirm a current Broadcom VMware customer went from $8M renewal to $100M https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39509506

2024/02/13 VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39359534

2024/01/18 VMware End of Availability of perpetual licensing and associated products https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39048120

2024/01/15 Order/license chaos for VMware products after Broadcom takeover https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998615

2023/12/12 VMware transition to subscription, end of sale of perpetual license https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38615315