"these agreements were often signed under significant pressure, influenced by a lack of alternatives, abrupt contract terminations, and financial incentives such as rebates for longer-term commitments."
"Broadcom's handling of VMware is a good example of the risk of trusting your infrastructure software fate to a single vendor. Those companies can be bought, can change direction, can change licensing terms anytime they want."
"unilateral market distorting program changes and significant new forms of unfair licensing behavior being imposed by Broadcom on European cloud providers and their customers."
CISPE’s European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO) praises Microsoft’s licensing concessions while accusing Broadcom of worsening anti-competitive licensing practices across Europe. CISPE has 38 members; Amazon Web Services left the board after admission rules changed to block non‑European cloud vendors with annual revenues over €10 billion. CISPE documented that many licensing agreements were signed under significant pressure, driven by limited alternatives, abrupt contract terminations and rebates for long-term commitments. CISPE filed legal action on 24 July challenging the European Commission’s 12 July 2023 approval of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition. Broadcom’s acquisition and subsequent price hikes prompted customers to seek alternatives and increased regulatory scrutiny.
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