VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/
u/JoeyFromMoonway from here has already received one:
https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1khk64f/recieved_a_ceaseanddesist_from_broadcom/
It's really time to pay up, or migrate away.