https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/194zwng/vmware_oem_partners_and_resellers_received_a/
VMware OEM partners and resellers, received a notice from Broadcom
"all VMware OEM partners and resellers, received a notice from Broadcom of significant changes, effective immediately, to how VMware products will be priced and sold. A summary of the key points from all communications we have received from VMware as of 8 January is as follows:
VMware is no longer offering perpetual licenses; only subscription licenses will be sold.
All customers on perpetual license must purchase a subscription license to maintain support once their current VMware support contract expires.
VMware is no longer offering the VMware Essentials software product. VMware Essentials Plus continues to be available as a subscription license.
As a result of these announced changes:
VMware will reject all current quotes based on their current price book. VMware stated they would provide a new price book in early February.
VMware has cancelled all existing product activation codes (PACs) issued that have not yet been activated.
VMware will honor support contracts for currently activated VMware licenses until the support contract expires. At that time, VMware will require customers to move to a new subscription license to retain support.
VMware requires all existing orders that include VMware products that have not yet been fulfilled to be re-quoted and re-issued. "