Drastic price changes Citrix shake up CSP program
Citrix is announcing to partners a sweeping price change to its Cirix Service Provider program. Monthly subscriptions are being made financially uninteresting as the company seeks to focus on long-term partners.
A post is circulating on Reddit about upcoming price changes for the Citrix Service... Read more
X increasingly attractive to business audiences, but will they return?
X competes with WordPress, adding a feature to write and share blogs on the social media platform. It is another addition to the platform that may be of interest to business users. At the same time, the question remains whether X can convince those business users to return to the social media platf... Read more
Facebook and Instagram users can (almost) not withdraw tracking consent
Meta's tracking features are once again under scrutiny. Surprisingly, the complaint is issued againby the privacy advocacy organization noyb. That organization again addresses the Austrian regulator, while the previous complaint against Meta's subscription models is still pending.
Noyb argues t... Read more
VMware kills off perpetual licenses, only subscriptions remain
Broadcom has taken another step in its reorganizing of VMware. The sales policy has been shaken up; as expected, the company will stop offering perpetual licenses. In the future, it will only be possible to purchase licenses in a subscription form. Right now, we're still waiting for those to become... Read more
Nobody wants a subscription on Facebook or Instagram
Update, 10:22 am, 30/11/2023: A new complaint about Meta's subscription formulas increases criticism of the 'pay for privacy' formula. This is a shared complaint by the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) and eighteen of its members. It was submitted to the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network... Read more
EU turns against Meta subscriptions and prepares to ban data collection
The EU has held an emergency consultation on Meta's advertising policies and subscriptions. This has been scrutinized for the data collection of sensitive personal data, which is prohibited under the GDPR.
The ban extends a previous decision by Norway's data protection authority. Since Norway i... Read more
Facebook and Instagram ad-free for those who pay: creative with the law?
Meta offers a subscription for European users to make Facebook and Instagram ad-free. In this way, the social media company aims to comply with EU requirements on consent to display personalized advertising.
Within the European Union, Meta is launching a subscription to make Facebook and Instag... Read more
X adds two paid subscriptions: those who pay are seen
The social media platform X adds subscriptions of three and sixteen euros per month. Those who pay the most get not only an ad-free platform but also more attention from other X users.
Premium+ is the most extensive subscription with a price tag of sixteen euros per month. This buys you a blue ... Read more
Twitter develops job posting feature for verified companies
Twitter is working on a new feature for verified businesses on the social network. Organizations that choose a paid subscription will become verified businesses and be able to post their job openings on Twitter soon. These will then be additionally promoted on the social network.
Twitter has not... Read more
Docker discontinues Free Team subscription
Docker will discontinue the Free Team subscriptions in a month. Users will be required to switch to a paid subscription, according to an email sent to users.
In the email to users about the free subscription, the container technology provider states that the Free Team subscription will no longer... Read more