VMware Sues Siemens For Allegedly Using Unlicensed Software

VMware has sued industrial giant AG Siemens's US operations for alleged use of unlicensed software and accused it of changing its story negotiations. From a report: The case was filed last Friday in the US District Court for the District Delaware. VMware's complaint [PDF] alleges that Siemens AG's US operations used more VMware software that it had licensed. Siemens's use of VMware became contentious when it tried to arrange extended support for some products.

On September 9, 2024, Siemens apparently produced a list of the VMware software it used and 'demanded that VMware accept a purchase order to provide maintenance and support services for the listed products.' The complaint states that list mentioned VMware deployments that 'far exceeded the number of licenses it [Siemens] had actually purchased.'

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