VMware has, the latest version of its virtualization software, with full support for macOS Mojave and the latest Mac hardware, including the 18-core iMac Pro and the 2018 MacBook Pro with a six-core Intel Core i9. VMware Fusion, like rival software, can run hundreds of operating systems, ranging from the latest Windows 10 versions to Linux distributions like Ubuntu, directly on the desktop of a Mac. VMware says Fusion 11 delivers many new features and platform enhancements, including an updated user interface. A new Application Menu allows users to quickly switch between virtual machines, or create a new one; change view modes, settings, and snapshots; or launch Windows apps with a single click. Fusion 11 and Fusion 11 Pro both default to Apple's Metal graphics rendering engine on supported hosts, with added DirectX 10.1 compatibility. The new version also allows for customizable Touch Bar controls on the latest MacBook Pro models.
There are also many under-the-hood performance improvements, particularly with Virtual NVMe devices. Users can change their virtual disk type to NVMe to increase performance on Macs equipped with SSD storage. Meanwhile, security fixes and architectural changes have been made to mitigate threats like Spectre and Meltdown. VMware details other new features, including a new Finder integration at the top of the VM Window, on its website. Fusion 11 and Fusion 11 Pro are for $79.99 and $159.99 respectively via VMware's website. For Fusion 11 and Fusion 11 Pro are available for $49.99 and $119.99 respectively for existing users of Fusion 10, Fusion 8, or Fusion 8.5. Prices and availability vary by region.
Erm, it's a paid upgrade per major release, which may happen every year. The old version still works, you don't have to upgrade. Just because Apple moved to give OS updates for free, doesn't mean every software house has to become a charity too. There is no problem with paid upgrades.
Mac Pro 12 Core 2.4GHz Mid-2012 Intel Xeon MD771LL/A. VMWare Fusion Mac VMFUSMBX2. Mac Pro A1289 Airport Card Apple MB988Z/A 661-4907.
But if you read the post you quoted again the complaint is that VMWare moved from a 2 or 3 years paying upgrade cycle to a yearly one, making it quite a lot more expensive than it used to be to always stay up to date. Of course they are free to make that choice, but their customers are also free to be dissatisfied with it and move away from VMWare which has lost one of its competitive advantages. VMWare moved from a 2 or 3 years paying upgrade cycle to a yearly one, making it quite a lot more expensive than it used to be to always stay up to date. I stopped paying when they made this move. I don't know if it's still like this, but when they made that move even bug fixes for last year's release could not be had without paying to update to the next version. That really made the decision easy for me. I switched to VirtualBox because I didn't need the extra features VMware and Parallels offer.
It's not as polished as the paid alternatives but it works for me. (I can definitely see that it wouldn't work for everyone though.).