[German]I couldn't believe my ears, but an unnamed source whispered to me that VMWare by Broadcom is thinking about giving away free licenses for Linux "for a short time". Here are some details of what I've heard as "rumor" – I haven't received official confirmation yet.
[German]I'm pulling together a few more topics that I've come across over the last few days. Microsoft wants to maintain a roadmap for Windows and is working on a new recovery function. On the other hand, another online account requirement is emerging in Insider Previews. Here is an overview of these and other topics.
[German]Brief information for WhatsApp users among the readership (or to pass on to these users). The Meta service seems to be having problems saving backups to Google Drive. And there has been an update to the app recently, which brings Meta AI.
[German, German 2]Brief information for users and administrators of Windows 11 24H2 who suffer from the effect that the Outlook notification window opens emails in the background. I reported about the bug in February 2025 in my German blog. Now an affected person has informed me that Microsoft is now officially investigating this problem.
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[German]I have a rather strange case here that a blog reader and administrator has encountered. In February 2025, he reported that contacts were being sporadically deleted in some of his users' Microsoft 365 accounts. Now the administrator notices that emails are also being deleted.
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[German]Microsoft is introducing outbound email limits for tenants to prevent misuse of Exchange Online by sending emails in bulk. This was announced by the Exchange team in February 2025. The limits were due to take effect in March 2025 and their introduction will depend on the number of licenses in the tenant. However, Microsoft has apparently postponed the introduction until April 2025.
[German]In February 2025, HP apparently released a new firmware update for its HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 printers. I have received a report that this will block third-party ink again. Below is some information and possibly a note on downgrading the firmware.
[German]New change for users of VMWare by Broadcom who use products such as VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus, VMware vSphere Standard (VVS), VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In two weeks, licenses for at least "72 cores per licensing" are required.
[German]A dispute between VMware by Broadcom and Siemens AG. The two parties are at loggerheads over licensing. VMware has now sued Siemens for unlicensed products.
[German]There have been massive problems with Microsoft 365/Exchange Online since March 2025. And some readers and users are complaining that access to mailboxes via the Samsung Mail app is not working. A blog reader sent me a "spooky" solution to this problem (install the Microsoft Authenticator app and disable battery optimization helps).
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