Thoughts on VMware Pricing: Are you considering switching to Proxmox VE?

I watched the above video, over a month ago.  At the time, I wanted to write this discussion topic.

Better late than never? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

To be honest, I have not used VMware for over a decade.  For the past decade, very few of my clients require virtualization.  When they do, they use KVM + qemu—just like Proxmox VE.  Not surprising, as Proxmox VE is based on Debian server—very similar to the server distributions of Linux used by my clients.

I have a little experience with Proxmox VE.  And I would like to convert my most powerful laptop—a Lenovo Legion Pro—into a portable Virtual Environment.  But, I've been procrastinating.  To do it right, I should really upgrade my system memory and expand my storage.

Do you have any experience with VMware's pricing?  Recently?

I look forward to your reply.  Cheers!