VMware has come out swinging in its case against Siemens over alleged unlicensed use of its software.

The Broadcom business unit launched the case in March, when it alleged that during negotiations over a support contract Siemens provided a list of the VMware software it used. That list, Broadcom alleged, mentioned many more products than Siemens had licensed.

In VMware’s telling, as negotiations progressed Siemens demanded the virtualization giant support its software – something VMware doesn’t do for products sold under perpetual licenses – and didn’t address its alleged use of unlicensed software. Talks stalled, and Broadcom decided to file a copyright case over the issue of Siemens’ alleged use of unlicensed software.

The case then went quiet, save for Siemens arguing that its softw

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