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# ![VMware Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:vmware.png) VMware

China-linked hackers are exploiting a new VMware zero-day vulnerability. Users are expressing major concerns over VMware's licensing changes and price increases following the Broadcom takeover.

### About VMware
VMware is a virtualization and cloud computing technology company.  

### Insights [#](/topic/vmware/insights)
- VMware sentiment is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- VMware engagements is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- VMware posts created is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/topic/vmware/interactions)
---
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:vmware/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/vmware/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXX +45%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXX +7.90%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-09-07  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXX on 2024-11-30  

| Social Network | Reddit | X      | YouTube | TikTok | News |
| -------------- | ------ | -      | ------- | ------ | ---- |
| Engagements    | XXXXX  | XXXXXX | XXXXXX  | XXXXXX | XX   |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/vmware/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:vmware/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/vmware/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX +0.70%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-08-28  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-01-27  

| Social Network | Reddit | X   | YouTube | TikTok | News |
| -------------- | ------ | -   | ------- | ------ | ---- |
| Mentions       | XXX    | XXX | XXX     | XXX    | X    |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXX [#](/topic/vmware/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:vmware/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/vmware/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning VMware in the last XX hours which is up XXXX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Week**: XXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXX -XXXX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-07-02  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-01-27  

The most influential creators that mention VMware in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                      | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                      | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@Scobleizer](/creator/twitter/Scobleizer)                   | X    | XXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@tcmsecurityacademy](/creator/youtube/tcmsecurityacademy)   | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@thenetworklab](/creator/tiktok/thenetworklab)              | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@networkchuck](/creator/youtube/networkchuck)               | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@rainbow](/creator/youtube/rainbow)                         | X    | X         | X     | XXX         |
| [@stateofsystemspod](/creator/tiktok/stateofsystemspod)      | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXX         |
| [@cloudsherpa](/creator/youtube/cloudsherpa)                 | X    | XXX       | X     | XXX         |
| [@r2schools](/creator/youtube/r2schools)                     | X    | XXXXXX    | XX    | XXX         |
| [@jamesmontemagno](/creator/youtube/jamesmontemagno)         | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXX         |
| [@virtualizationhowto](/creator/youtube/virtualizationhowto) | XX   | XXXXXX    | XX    | XXX         |

[View More](/list/creators/vmware/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/vmware/sentiment)
---
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:vmware/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/vmware/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +10%  
**1 Month**: XX% -X%  
**6 Months**: XX% -X%  
**1 Year**: XX% -X%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-09-07  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-05-11  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation, AI Integration, and Product Updates:** (18%) Posts highlight the benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation, its ROI, and how it equips IT with skills for collaboration and innovation.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Licensing Changes and Price Increases:** (56%)  Posts express major concern over VMware's licensing changes, potential audits, and substantial price increases.
- **Alternatives to VMware:** (15%)  Discussions revolve around migrating to alternative platforms due to rising costs and limited innovation.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %   | Neutral | %   | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -  |
| Reddit  | XXX      | X%  | XXX     | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| X       | XXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXX   | X%  | XXXXX    | X% |
| YouTube | XXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXX    | X% |
| TikTok  | XXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| News    | XX       | X%  | X       | X%  | X        | X% |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |    |
| Total   | XXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXX    | X% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about VMware in the last XX hours

[Broadcom, Inc. (AVGO)](/topic/$avgo)
[Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft)
[NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)](/topic/$nvda)
[Nutanix, Inc. Class A Common Stock (NTNX)](/topic/$ntnx)
[Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL)](/topic/dell)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[VMware, Inc. (VMW)](/topic/vmware-inc)
[Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)](/topic/advanced-micro-devices)
[IBM (IBM)](/topic/ibm)
[Fortinet Inc (FTNT)](/topic/$ftnt)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about VMware in the last XX hours

[stocks technology](/topic/stocks-technology), [$avgo](/topic/$avgo), [microsoft](/topic/microsoft), [$nvda](/topic/$nvda), [azure](/topic/azure), [retro](/topic/retro), [acquisition](/topic/acquisition), [infrastructure](/topic/infrastructure), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [$ntnx](/topic/$ntnx), [state of](/topic/state-of), [vcf](/topic/vcf), [blog](/topic/blog), [amazon web services](/topic/amazon-web-services), [#ai](/topic/#ai), [oracle](/topic/oracle), [kali](/topic/kali), [files](/topic/files), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [dell](/topic/dell), [applications](/topic/applications), [$googl](/topic/$googl), [hybrid](/topic/hybrid), [stack](/topic/stack), [investment](/topic/investment), [faster](/topic/faster), [has been](/topic/has-been), [intro](/topic/intro), [paris](/topic/paris), [vmware inc](/topic/vmware-inc), [all the](/topic/all-the), [automation](/topic/automation), [advanced micro devices](/topic/advanced-micro-devices), [gpu](/topic/gpu), [linux](/topic/linux), [stocks](/topic/stocks), [laptop](/topic/laptop), [linkedin](/topic/linkedin), [netapp](/topic/netapp), [integration](/topic/integration), [demo](/topic/demo), [sydney](/topic/sydney), [create a](/topic/create-a), [hub](/topic/hub), [hosts](/topic/hosts), [ibm](/topic/ibm), [iso](/topic/iso), [meta](/topic/meta), [real world](/topic/real-world), [andreessen horowitz](/topic/andreessen-horowitz), [beginner](/topic/beginner), [flexibility](/topic/flexibility), [facebook](/topic/facebook), [money](/topic/money), [up the](/topic/up-the), [targets](/topic/targets), [safely](/topic/safely), [deep dive](/topic/deep-dive), [discord](/topic/discord), [las](/topic/las), [android](/topic/android), [future of](/topic/future-of), [adoption](/topic/adoption), [networks](/topic/networks), [over the](/topic/over-the), [william](/topic/william), [topics](/topic/topics), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [os](/topic/os), [les](/topic/les), [$avijo](/topic/$avijo), [london](/topic/london), [tokyo](/topic/tokyo), [subscription](/topic/subscription), [unlock](/topic/unlock), [compliance](/topic/compliance), [data center](/topic/data-center), [hosted](/topic/hosted), [hardware](/topic/hardware), [$ftnt](/topic/$ftnt), [como](/topic/como), [chaos](/topic/chaos), [cara](/topic/cara), [build a](/topic/build-a), [usb](/topic/usb), [vez](/topic/vez), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [vista](/topic/vista), [$4704t](/topic/$4704t), [micro](/topic/micro), [open ai](/topic/open-ai), [debt](/topic/debt), [drivers](/topic/drivers), [ip](/topic/ip), [greenscreen](/topic/greenscreen), [checks](/topic/checks), [influencer](/topic/influencer), [capabilities](/topic/capabilities), [protocol](/topic/protocol), [china](/topic/china)

### Top News [#](/topic/vmware/news)
---
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"OpenInfra Summit Europe Kicks Off in Paris: OpenInfra is the Resilience Playbook for AI Sovereignty and VMware Migrations"  
[News Link](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/openinfra-summit-europe-kicks-off-in-paris-openinfra-is-the-resilience-playbook-for-ai-sovereignty-and-vmware-migrations-302586975.html) [@PRNewswire](/creator/x/PRNewswire) 2025-10-17T23:17Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/vmware/posts)
---
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"#retro #windows #games #retrogaming #sega #vmware #windowsxp #kirillgorev #malware #trojan"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zsr8c5l5ou4) [@amimus_polier_oficial_1](/creator/youtube/amimus_polier_oficial_1) 2025-10-19T19:54Z XX followers, XXX engagements


"@Scobleizer @maryamie @VMware @Broadcom You own a very unique map of a history which provides you with a rare long vision for the future. I know I have said this many times before. You and @maryamie will land perfectly. ❤"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Marta_Lyall/status/1979987387628576939) [@Marta_Lyall](/creator/x/Marta_Lyall) 2025-10-19T19:05Z 1791 followers, XX engagements


"#windows #retro #games #retrogaming #vmware #windowsxp #kirillgorev #trojan #malware sego sprunkirun"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8VdFeNdaHms) [@coolestmank](/creator/youtube/coolestmank) 2025-10-19T18:09Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"vmware & broadcom most impactful contribution to AI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/msuiche/status/1979965812354998302) [@msuiche](/creator/x/msuiche) 2025-10-19T17:40Z XXX followers, XX engagements

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VMware Graphic VMware

China-linked hackers are exploiting a new VMware zero-day vulnerability. Users are expressing major concerns over VMware's licensing changes and price increases following the Broadcom takeover.

About VMware

VMware is a virtualization and cloud computing technology company.

Insights #

  • VMware sentiment is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
  • VMware engagements is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
  • VMware posts created is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

Engagements: XXXXXXX #


Engagements Line Chart
Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XXXXXXX
Daily Average: XXXXXXX
1 Week: XXXXXXX +45%
1 Month: XXXXXXXXX -XX%
6 Months: XXXXXXXXXX +7.90%
1 Year: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-09-07
1-Year Low: XXXXXX on 2024-11-30

Social Network Reddit X YouTube TikTok News
Engagements XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX

Mentions: XXXXX #


Mentions Line Chart
Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XXXXX
Daily Average: XXX
1 Week: XXXXX -XX%
1 Month: XXXXX -XX%
6 Months: XXXXXX +0.70%
1 Year: XXXXXX -XX%
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-08-28
1-Year Low: XXX on 2025-01-27

Social Network Reddit X YouTube TikTok News
Mentions XXX XXX XXX XXX X

Creators: XXX #


Creators Line Chart
Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning VMware in the last XX hours which is up XXXX% from XXX in the previous XX hours Daily Average: XXX
1 Week: XXX -XX%
1 Month: XXXXX -XX%
6 Months: XXXXXX -XXXX%
1 Year: XXXXXX -XX%
1-Year High: XXX on 2025-07-02
1-Year Low: XXX on 2025-01-27

The most influential creators that mention VMware in the last XX hours

Creator Rank Followers Posts Engagements
@Scobleizer X XXXXXXX XX XXXXXX
@tcmsecurityacademy X XXXXXXX X XXXXX
@thenetworklab X XXXXX X XXXXX
@networkchuck X XXXXXXXXX X XXXXX
@rainbow X X X XXX
@stateofsystemspod X XXXXX X XXX
@cloudsherpa X XXX X XXX
@r2schools X XXXXXX XX XXX
@jamesmontemagno X XXXXXXX X XXX
@virtualizationhowto XX XXXXXX XX XXX

View More

Sentiment: XX% #


Sentiment Line Chart
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: XX%
Daily Average: XX%
1 Week: XX% +10%
1 Month: XX% -X%
6 Months: XX% -X%
1 Year: XX% -X%
1-Year High: XX% on 2025-09-07
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-05-11

Most Supportive Themes

  • Benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation, AI Integration, and Product Updates: (18%) Posts highlight the benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation, its ROI, and how it equips IT with skills for collaboration and innovation.

Most Critical Themes

  • Licensing Changes and Price Increases: (56%) Posts express major concern over VMware's licensing changes, potential audits, and substantial price increases.
  • Alternatives to VMware: (15%) Discussions revolve around migrating to alternative platforms due to rising costs and limited innovation.

Network engagement breakdown:

Network Positive % Neutral % Negative %
Reddit XXX X% XXX X% XXX X%
X XXXXXX XX% XXXXX X% XXXXX X%
YouTube XXXXXX XX% XXXXXX XX% XXXXX X%
TikTok XXXXX X% XXXXX X% XXX X%
News XX X% X X% X X%
Total XXXXXX XX% XXXXXX XX% XXXXX X%

Top assets mentioned In the posts about VMware in the last XX hours

Broadcom, Inc. (AVGO) Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) Nutanix, Inc. Class A Common Stock (NTNX) Dell Technologies, Inc. (DELL) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) VMware, Inc. (VMW) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) IBM (IBM) Fortinet Inc (FTNT)

Top topics mentioned In the posts about VMware in the last XX hours

stocks technology, $avgo, microsoft, $nvda, azure, retro, acquisition, infrastructure, youtube, $ntnx, state of, vcf, blog, amazon web services, #ai, oracle, kali, files, stocks communication services, dell, applications, $googl, hybrid, stack, investment, faster, has been, intro, paris, vmware inc, all the, automation, advanced micro devices, gpu, linux, stocks, laptop, linkedin, netapp, integration, demo, sydney, create a, hub, hosts, ibm, iso, meta, real world, andreessen horowitz, beginner, flexibility, facebook, money, up the, targets, safely, deep dive, discord, las, android, future of, adoption, networks, over the, william, topics, tiktok, os, les, $avijo, london, tokyo, subscription, unlock, compliance, data center, hosted, hardware, $ftnt, como, chaos, cara, build a, usb, vez, coins layer 1, vista, $4704t, micro, open ai, debt, drivers, ip, greenscreen, checks, influencer, capabilities, protocol, china

Top News #


Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours

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"OpenInfra Summit Europe Kicks Off in Paris: OpenInfra is the Resilience Playbook for AI Sovereignty and VMware Migrations"
News Link @PRNewswire 2025-10-17T23:17Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements

Top Social Posts #


Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"#retro #windows #games #retrogaming #sega #vmware #windowsxp #kirillgorev #malware #trojan"
YouTube Link @amimus_polier_oficial_1 2025-10-19T19:54Z XX followers, XXX engagements

"@Scobleizer @maryamie @VMware @Broadcom You own a very unique map of a history which provides you with a rare long vision for the future. I know I have said this many times before. You and @maryamie will land perfectly. ❤"
X Link @Marta_Lyall 2025-10-19T19:05Z 1791 followers, XX engagements

"#windows #retro #games #retrogaming #vmware #windowsxp #kirillgorev #trojan #malware sego sprunkirun"
YouTube Link @coolestmank 2025-10-19T18:09Z XXX followers, XX engagements

"vmware & broadcom most impactful contribution to AI"
X Link @msuiche 2025-10-19T17:40Z XXX followers, XX engagements

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