"Tesco's lawsuit against VMware has taken a twist, with Computacenter filing a claim against Broadcom and Dell. As The Register reported in September, Tesco sued VMware's new owner Broadcom and Computacenter for not honouring a contract that gave the supermarket giant the option to acquire software at pre-determined prices and ongoing software support services. The lawsuit named reseller Computacenter as a defendant, because Tesco had a contract with the company to acquire the necessary licenses."
"Both claims state that Computacenter was a VMware reseller, that it used Dell as a distributor of VMware software, and that in 2021 Dell issued Computacenter a quote for a deal that saw Tesco seek subscriptions to VMware's Tanzu Basic and Tanzu Mission Control products. The quote covered a five-year period but also included terms for an additional four years of support services. Computacenter calls that quote the "Tesco SOYR" because it covers "Stated Out-Year and Renewals.""
"Computacenter's claims quote communications between VMware and Computacenter in which the virtualization giant approved the quote. The reseller therefore signed a deal to provide VMware products to Tesco and argues VMware therefore "owed Computacenter an obligation to supply the relevant VMware products and services to Dell, alternatively Computacenter, at the prices set out in ... Tesco's SOYR." According to the filings, in October 2024 Tesco told Computacenter it wanted to exercise its rights under the SOYR. Computacenter's filing states that Dell responded that "due to the changes within VMware and actions by Broadcom, Dell is simply no longer able to fulfil those renewals or the pricing set out in that VMware Order.""
Tesco pursued legal action claiming entitlement to pre-agreed VMware software pricing and extended support services. Computacenter, named as a reseller in Tesco's arrangement, has filed claims against Broadcom and Dell, asserting a 2021 Dell quote covered five years of Tanzu subscriptions plus four additional years of support under a "Tesco SOYR". Computacenter says VMware approved the quote and that VMware owed an obligation to supply products at the quoted prices to Dell or Computacenter. In October 2024 Tesco tried to exercise those rights, and Dell replied it could not fulfil the renewals or pricing due to changes at VMware and Broadcom.
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