Can you buy a legal copy of the Mac OS to run on a VM without buying any Mac hardware?
VMware launches Fusion 5
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Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nobody is forced to buy, in fact the old version should still work fine. No, it doesn't. That's the problem. Fusion 3 is buggy on Lion and doesn't run at all on Mountain Lion [1]. Though there is some truth to your point. I'm guessing it is a non-trivial amount of work to support new OS releases. Perhaps it's even more work than the new features being added. Surely they shouldn't be obligated to support old releases…
Its the same with VMware Workstation on Windows. Every time a new version of Windows is released it seems to require a new version of workstation to run it as a guest.
It's true on Linux as well. I upgraded my work machine from Ubuntu 11.04 to Ubuntu 12.04, and my VMWare Workstation 7 stopped working. (The kernel modules it uses are incompatible with newer kernels.) There are some third-party patches that are alleged to make it work, but I couldn't get them working quickly, so I just downloaded the version 8 beta instead. When that expires in October, I either have to pay for version 8 or retry hacking version 7.
Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#43I'm a bit annoyed, I just paid $50 to upgrade to the Lion version last year, plus $50 for Fusion 3 upgrade the year before that, and now I have to pay again? My single Fusion license has cost me $150 over the last 3 years! Thanks a lot VMware!
I don't understand why more people don't use Virtualbox. It's free and pretty much equivalent.
It's annoying to me to use Virtualbox for OSs other than Linux or BSD based ones. It's even more buggy, and you're limited in the amount of processors and memory you can use in the free version.
Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#44I bought the upgrade to Fusion 4 July 26th, and they said I was eligible for a free upgrade to Fusion 5, but their website is such a royal mess that I can't seem to understand how to upgrade.
Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you bought after July 25, then the upgrade is free. https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2012/07/buy-vmware-fusio...
dbl checked - purchased june 18. :( Would still have liked to see a discount price for upgraders, vs full price.
I found this on their page:
What if I purchased VMware Fusion 4 before July 25th, 2012?
Customers who purchased VMware Fusion 4 before July 25th,
2012 can upgrade to VMware Fusion 5 Professional for 50%
off the regular price or buy a full license of VMware
Fusion 5.Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
dbl checked - purchased june 18. :( Would still have liked to see a discount price for upgraders, vs full price.
I found this on their page: What if I purchased VMware Fusion 4 before July 25th, 2012? Customers who purchased VMware Fusion 4 before July 25th, 2012 can upgrade to VMware Fusion 5 Professional for 50% off the regular price or buy a full license of VMware Fusion 5.
URL? I can't find that. Thanks.
Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#47Can you buy a legal copy of the Mac OS to run on a VM without buying any Mac hardware?
Not legally. You can buy OS X server for $20 and run it on a VM, but the VM has to be running on mac hardware to be legal. I'm sure it can be done though...
Re: VMware launches Fusion 5
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't understand why more people don't use Virtualbox. It's free and pretty much equivalent.
I'd speculate that's because at the end of the day, for the many people on this board $50 is probably an inconsequential amount given the benefit provided (time saving, ease of use, etc) and the expense profile. After all, someone above just mentioned upgrading Fusion after purchasing MB Retina. That's what, $3k right there? Look at $50 as part of an upgrade. On the other hand, if some people _just_ bought Fusion 4 i…
_VMware should have a free upgrade program for recent purchases of 4._
They do. http://www.vmware.com/support/product-support/fusion/faq/lic...