To anyone still using #VMware software: please stop right now.
#Broadcom’s hostile takeover has thrown VMware into unprecedented levels of enshittification.
Among the other things, VMware joins the long list of products that consider security advisories and updates as premium features for registered users.
Would you ever step in a car where brakes and seat belts are only available to registered drivers upon login?
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/09/vmware_security_advisory_change/
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