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Microsoft 'cooperating' with Japanese antitrust probe
It looks like the same cloudy software licenses that offend Europe may be in play – along with a cute little monster
Legal26 Feb 2026 | 5
Software License
An agreement on how users may deploy or redistribute software, sometimes with financial terms attached.
FTC to probe whether Microsoft's cloud clout crosses the line
Competitors asked to detail licensing terms, training costs, and business practices in widening antitrust inquiry
PaaS + IaaS16 Feb 2026 | 6
VMware scores early win in Siemens software licensing dispute
Judge agrees with Virtzilla's argument that the case should be heard in the US, not Germany
Virtualization11 Feb 2026 | 12
Oracle Java licensing worries are percolating through the userbase
Survey finds nine in ten customers concerned as pricing changes push many toward open source alternatives
Software10 Feb 2026 | 36
Microsoft's 'From SA' scheme on trial as license resale row refuses to die
ValueLicensing case rumbles on as Windows giant appeals against copyright judgment
Software15 Jan 2026 | 2
Dell wants £10m+ from VMware if Tesco case goes against it
Exclusive Retail giant's disty, reseller, and vendor all say they can't and won't sell
Software15 Jan 2026 | 50
Here we go again: Microsoft in UK court over cloud licensing
Competition Appeal Tribunal to decide if multibillion-pound overcharging case can go to trial
SaaS12 Dec 2025 | 19
Xero to start charging developers API usage fees, replacing revenue share deals
Exclusive One dev thinks this will become their second-highest cost, fears they’ll have to pass it on
SaaS04 Dec 2025 | 28
VMware isn’t budging in its pursuit of Siemens for alleged unpaid licenses
Fresh court filings try to keep the case about copyright, and in US courts
Virtualization28 Nov 2025 | 35
Server virtualization market heats up as VMware rivals try to create alluring alternatives
It’s time to think about a replacement, says Gartner
Virtualization17 Nov 2025 | 42
UK tribunal says reselling Microsoft licenses is A-OK
Windows giant disagrees and plans to appeal
Applications14 Nov 2025 | 69
Microsoft apologizes for not explaining cheaper no-AI M365 plans, and all it took was a government lawsuit
Updated Even offers refunds if users sign up for AI they don’t want, once it fixed a bad link
SaaS06 Nov 2025 | 45
Resilience, not sovereignty, defines OpenStack's next chapter
OpenInfra Summit Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives
PaaS + IaaS31 Oct 2025 |
Tribunal wonders if Microsoft has found a legal hero after pivot to copyright gambit
ValueLicensing dispute probes whether Office counts as a creative work
Software20 Oct 2025 | 19
AI upstart aims to do what mere mortals can't: Make sense of Microsoft licensing
Interview Thankfully, Onyx's model also knows when to defer to a human for advice
AI + ML30 Sep 2025 | 13
Just using open source software isn't radical any more. Europe needs to dig deeper
Feature Companies must realize they can be more than pure consumers, and public sector ought to go beyond 'promotion'
OSes26 Sep 2025 | 19
SaaS vendors are hiking costs faster than inflation, but squeaky wheels can still get deals
And also force them to improve resilience
SaaS20 Sep 2025 | 5
Slack threatened to delete nonprofit coding club’s data if it didn’t pay $50k in a week
Collaborationware CEO tried to smooth things over, but Hack Club now plans a strategy shift
SaaS19 Sep 2025 | 96
Users in SAP's heartland call for greater license transparency
DSAG players grappling with cloud migration want more consistency with commercial models
PaaS + IaaS16 Sep 2025 |
VMware to lose 35 percent of workloads in three years – some to its friends at ‘proper clouds’
Gartner says migrations remain a risky multi-year nightmare, but selective re-platforming can pay off
Virtualization11 Sep 2025 | 36
AI pricing is currently in a state of ‘pandemonium’ says Gartner
If you can find the T&Cs, which are often hidden, you may spot hidden costs and nasties galore
AI + ML10 Sep 2025 | 18
Citrix products sold under old licenses will get glitchy unless users upgrade
Brace for ‘loss of functionality’ next April, and an upsell conversation before that deadline
Software09 Sep 2025 | 5
Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban
ValueLicensing's David spins the sling for another go at the Windows Goliath
Software08 Sep 2025 | 86
VMware's in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong
Opinion Have you ever seen the 'Are we the baddies' sketch, Broadcom?
Virtualization08 Sep 2025 | 67
Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware, warns lack of support could disrupt food supply
Goes after Computacenter too, seeks £100 million damages
Virtualization03 Sep 2025 | 129
We all live in a virtual machine, a virtual machine, a virtual machine
VMware tweaked its licenses to suit submarines
VMware Explore27 Aug 2025 | 27
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of 'transparency'
Online Services price changes start November 1, aligning with Microsoft.com rates and eliminating programmatic discounts
SaaS15 Aug 2025 | 17
Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants
Efforts to build easier off-ramps are … err … ramping up
Virtualization12 Aug 2025 |
Faced with £40B budget hole, UK public sector commits £9B to Microsoft
Government plans £1.9B annual spending during five-year MoU
Public Sector07 Aug 2025 | 61
Another one bites the dust as KubeSphere kills open source edition
Updated Company blames license violations and infrastructure changes for abrupt move
Software01 Aug 2025 | 33
Oracle VirtualBox licensing tweak lies in wait for the unwary
Java-like move could land those expecting free trial with a new bill
Virtualization30 Jul 2025 | 118
VMware slows release cadence for flagship Cloud Foundation suite, but extends support
Analysts have warned Broadcom may slow innovation
Virtualization18 Jul 2025 | 1
VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out
Exclusive Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today
Cloud Infrastructure Month16 Jul 2025 | 49
Microsoft offers EU cloud providers fresh commercial terms, staves off risk of litigation
Exclusive Agreement or otherwise expected from CISPE top brass before August
Cloud Infrastructure Month11 Jul 2025 | 4
Feds brag about hefty Oracle discount – licensing experts smell a lock-in
If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is
Cloud Infrastructure Month08 Jul 2025 | 12
Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'
Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments
SaaS02 Jul 2025 | 17
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests
Exclusive Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider
Software20 Jun 2025 | 48
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
Legal16 Jun 2025 | 10
UK unis to cough up to £10M on Java to keep Oracle off their backs
Deal includes 'waiver of historic fees'
Software13 Jun 2025 | 66
Senate dishes out second helping of SAMOSA to kill costly software licenses
House version of software license management bill introduced in March has yet to budge amid distractions
Public Sector05 Jun 2025 | 4
Atlassian tweaks licenses to reward those who buy more, but gets its sums wrong
Happy to bill for parts of a month when you buy, not when you say goodbye
Software03 Jun 2025 | 12
Microsoft blows deadline for special Azure for EU hosters
Lawyers prepare to get suited and booted if 'Plan B' to address unfair competition claims is a no show
PaaS + IaaS16 May 2025 | 15
Microsoft facing multibillion legal claim over how it sells software
Updated Stop us if you've heard this one before
OSes13 May 2025 | 43
Users advised to review Oracle Java use as Big Red's year end approaches
International Java sales operation and the prospects of audits per-employee license model make the move to open source irresistible
Software09 May 2025 | 28
Microsoft will let partners get creative with pay-when-you-want SaaS plans
A few million here, a few million there, pretty soon you're talking real money
SaaS06 May 2025 | 2
Boeing offloads some software businesses to private equiteer Thoma Bravo
Ten billion bucks coming in for a soft landing, customers may be about to experience a bumpy ride
Software23 Apr 2025 | 21
Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce 'friction' holding you back from agentic nirvana
Apparently it's time to assume you will work with AI and must 'move from doing the thing to being the architect of the thing'
AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 3
M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired'
Final update License to freak out? El Reg reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub
SaaS10 Apr 2025 | 87
No joke: Microsoft foolishly published inaccurate price list on April 1st
Exclusive Fixed it the next day but a few lucky folk may have dodged a five percent Copilot price hike
Software07 Apr 2025 | 24
Congress takes another swing at Uncle Sam's software licensing mess
SAMOSA digested by House last year, but choked on in Senate. Second time's a charm?
Public Sector28 Mar 2025 | 21
VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores
Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent penalty for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines
Virtualization28 Mar 2025 | 40
VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software
As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement
Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 59
Ubuntu 25.10 plans to swap GNU coreutils for Rust
It's easier to replace bits of userland than the kernel
OSes19 Mar 2025 | 107
Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger
Exclusive Pricing, licensing changes won't feel so bad once you take this private cloud stack for a spin, apparently
Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 15
FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software license
Updated Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia
Databases27 Feb 2025 | 79
Avaya hangs up on users with fewer than 200 SaaSy contact center seats
Customers told to pay up, quit, or wait for promised alternative ‘innovation’ coming real soon now
SaaS18 Feb 2025 | 26
Euro cloud crew says we-won't-sue deal with Microsoft is 'off-track'
Overseas pals urge US tech giant to 'rapidly' work on Azure Local project to make things right – sans licenses
PaaS + IaaS11 Feb 2025 | 2
Fear of the unknown keeps Broadcom's VMware herd captive. Don't be cowed
Opinion Prisoners of ware can’t escape by looking at each other. Form a committee, soldiers
Virtualization28 Jan 2025 | 31
VMware users gripe over 3-year commitment to renew licenses
Chips and software giant Broadcom says it's 'flexible and open' on licensing terms, but customers disagree
Virtualization23 Jan 2025 | 28
Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing
Exclusive From fighters to friends in six months, despite AWS voting against it
PaaS + IaaS21 Jan 2025 | 10
VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns
And possibly even more so if you don’t start planning yours soon
Virtualization21 Jan 2025 | 34
Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI
Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger
SaaS13 Jan 2025 | 128
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