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Some VMware perpetual license owners are unable to download security patches
Customers will get patches at unspecified “later date,” Broadcom says.
Broadcom says the delayed security patches are related to portal limitations, but the chipmaker has otherwise put pressure on perpetual license holders without support contracts by sending them audit letters. The investigation largely focused on Broadcom’s potential to restrict competition by making third-party hardware components incompatible with VMware software. A reversal of the $61 billion acquisition is unlikely, but CISPE could pressure Broadcom to offer more favorable business terms to partners, especially cloud service providers in Europe.
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