Right, so if you want to download the latest VMWare Fusion Pro for macOS (v13.6.1) (free for personal use), here’s how you can do it with zero hassle from their software update site:

softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/…

No need to create an account, etc.

(Don’t you love *enterprise-level* security?)

If you want to find some other download, just do a web search for the file name you see on the support site (see previous post).

#enterpriseSoftware #IncompetenceAsAService #broadcom #VMWare #macOS #download

So you can follow these instructions to get closer to a download but if you think you’re actually going to be able to download it… oh, cricket, you have so much more to learn…

mikeroysoft.com/post/download-…

What a shitshow, Broadcom.

At this point, if your time is worth anything, it’s actually more economical to pay for Parallels than to try and download VMWare Fusion for “free”.

#enterpriseSoftware #IncompetenceAsAService #broadcom #VMWare #virtualisation #macOS

Broadcom: Hey, guess what, we made VMware Fusion free. Enjoy, everyone!

Also Broadcom: …

#enterpriseSoftware #IncompetenceAsAService #broadcom #VMWare #virtualisation #macOS

@azonenberg @hacks4pancakes @yuvrajhanspal First, they were shifting away from their proprietary hypervisor to KVM for the Workstation, now they are making the consumer products free.

My hypothesis about what is happening here: #Broadcom wants to cut these products entirely, they don’t make much money. The devs want to save their lifework and got Broadcom to freeware the products in a first step. With enough luck, they can further convince Broadcom to make them FLOSS.

#VMware