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whalesalad ◴[08 Sep 25 14:33 UTC] No.45168821[source]▶

TIL VMware Fusion is free now. https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/11/11/vmware-...

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mrpippy ◴[08 Sep 25 17:23 UTC] No.45171062[source]▶

Yes, but just try to download it from them. You have to make an account, agree to all kinds of garbage, and then you still might be stuck in "authorization" like my account is. They removed the auto-update functionality (even the notification!) from the app, so you have to manually go through their horrendous website to download updates.

It's 10x easier to just search reddit or internet archive for a link to the .dmg.

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1. kotaKat ◴[08 Sep 25 17:33 UTC] No.45171192[source]▶

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> They removed the auto-update functionality (even the notification!) from the app

Oh, they didn’t want to deal with the “token” bullshit they added to the VMware download site that the updates come from. That’s why.

https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/03/24/downloa...

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VMware's in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong