Netflix ( NFLX ) is suing Broadcom ( AVGO ) claiming the company’s cloud computing subsidiary VMware violated its patent rights in ‘virtual machines’ that run another computer’s operating software on a host computer, according to the suit. The suit said VMware’s cloud software infringes five Netflix patents on aspects of operating virtual machines.

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