"As The Register reported last year, Tesco sued VMware's owner Broadcom and reseller Computacenter for not providing software licenses and support services the retail giant believes it is entitled to under a 2021 contract. That deal saw Tesco acquire perpetual licenses for VMware software, services, plus software upgrade rights and the right to extend its services contract. Under Broadcom's ownership, VMware only sells subscriptions and won't sell or extend support contracts for customers who continue to use perpetually licensed software."
"Computacenter believes its reseller relationship with the hardware giant included an obligation to provide VMware software. Last week, Dell filed a claim against VMware's UK and global entities (VMware UK and IL). "Dell alleges that VMware UK and (in the alternative) VMware IL are subject to obligations to provide certain goods and services ... and have breached their obligations to do so," a court filing states."
Tesco sued Broadcom (VMware's owner) and reseller Computacenter over unmet 2021 obligations to provide perpetual VMware licenses, support and upgrade rights. Tesco claims the contract granted perpetual licenses and rights to extend service contracts, while Broadcom-owned VMware now sells subscriptions and refuses support extensions for perpetual-license users. Computacenter, accused by Tesco of failing to provide licenses, then sued Broadcom and Dell. Dell, a VMware distributor when Tesco signed the contract, filed a claim against VMware UK and VMware IL alleging breached obligations and seeks damages and specific performance, stating it expects to recover more than £10,000,000 if Computacenter prevails.
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