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.

Tesco no longer views Broadcom as a long-term partner

Recent court filings accessed by The Register include two claims filed by Computacenter, one against Dell and the other directed at Broadcom and VMware.

Both claims state that Computacenter was a VMware reseller, that it used Dell as a distr

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