Survey Finds Licensing Costs Pushing Most VMware Users to Explore Alternatives
A survey indicates that high licensing fees are driving the majority of VMware customers to seek other options to reduce risk and avoid disruption.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Ars Technica published first, on 6 October at 12:00 UTC; www.theregister.com followed 24h 23m later. The most recent article, from www.theregister.com, appeared on 7 October at 12:24 UTC.
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