Find XO: The real reason Tesco is removing 40,000 servers from VMware: even with perpetual licenses, they are pushed into subscriptions (arstechnica.com)

- Tesco is removing 40,000 server workloads from VMware. - They bought perpetual licenses in 2021, but after Broadcom's acquisition, they faced a 175% price increase and were charged $23.5 million per year, leading to a £100 million lawsuit. - This reveals a pattern of forcing customers into subscription models even after they have paid for the software. - In migration businesses, it is crucial to identify when the customer decides to leave rather than the migration completion date.