Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware, warns lack of support could disrupt food supply
Summary
Tesco has sued VMware (with Computacenter as co-defendant) for breach of contract over perpetual VMware licenses after Broadcom's acquisition, alleging that switching to subscription models inflates costs and blocks standalone support. The filing claims upgrade rights on perpetual licenses to Cloud Foundation 9 are unavailable and warns that lack of timely updates could disrupt Tesco's 40,000-server operation, threatening its grocery supply chain. Damages cited start at £100 million, with potential increases as the dispute unfolds; the case mirrors other large enterprise disputes over license transitions.