Exclusive Dell has filed a claim against VMware in the software licensing dispute brought by supermarket giant Tesco and wants the virtualization giant should fork over at least £10 million under certain circumstances.
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. Tesco acquired its VMware licenses from reseller Computacenter, which the retailer named as a co-defendant for failing to provide software licenses as allegedly contracted.
