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CISPE's ECCO report finds Broadcom still imposing unfair VMware terms

CISPE's European Cloud Competition Observatory published its second report finding Broadcom continues imposing unfair VMware licensing terms on European cloud providers, who signed under pressure for lack of alternatives, and urged urgent official investigations.

Verified AI-drafted CISPE press release, 22 May 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish the specific 800 to 1500 percent price rise figures, which came from the report's annex that could not be opened, not from the press release itself.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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