Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware led the company to drop perpetual licenses and monthly pay-as-you-go subscriptions, opting instead for three-time subscription packages—changes that ECCO says increased prices for some customers by as much as 1,500 percent. Although VMware offered discounts to customers who signed long-term contracts, many reportedly agreed only because they felt forced to do so, given the limited options and short notice on their existing agreements.

ECCO likens Broadcom’s pricing model to an energy provider billing guests for maximum operation, anyhow of factual consumption — think paying for your radiator running sharp- incline, indeed if it’s been out all month. The report also highlights Broadcom’s stepped- up legal tactics issuing check- and- desist orders to block unauthorized software fixes and pursuing legal action against guests( Siemens included). undermost line, their approach to action lately? Noticeably more aggressive.

Down from price increases, ECCO contends Broadcom’s new mate model compels providers to an also- or situation of reselling and furnishing services commodity that multitudinous European CSPs do in tandem. The report calls on regulators to intermediate, citing illegal and anticompetitive practices that prejudice original invention and undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty intentions.

CISPE’s clerk general Francisco Mingorance added up the frustration “ ultimate have signed new contracts, but these are corrective. Broadcom shows no interest in chancing results. ”

Germany’s VOICE IT association has formerly filed a formal competition complaint. Meanwhile, the European Commission is under growing pressure to probe.