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VMware Fusion 13 Pro or VMware Workstation Pro 17.0

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Broadcom has select VMware Software (PC/Mac/Linux Download) for Free for Personal Use when you log in to your account (free to register).

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VMware was officially acquired by Broadcom in a $69 billion deal.

Following the acquisition, Broadcom's VMware has announced today that Fusion Pro 13 and Workstation Pro 17 have been made free for personal use.

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We now provide a Free Personal Use or a Paid Commercial Use subscription for our Pro apps. Users will decide based on their use case whether a commercial subscription is required. This means that everyday users who want a virtual lab on their Mac, Windows or Linux computer can do so for free simply by registering and downloading the latest build from the new download portal located at support.broadcom.com.
- Head to Broadcom's Support page [broadcom.com]

- Click Register in the top right corner and create an account if you don't have one

- When logged in, you can:
download Fusion 13 Pro here [broadcom.com]
or download VMware Workstation Pro 17 here [broadcom.com]
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These run on an existing OS and provide virtualization services.

vSphere is a hypervisor. It's also not free anymore. https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-fo...-services/
You have to register for the support portal as shown above. You do not have to create a profile.


Then, you can use the link I provided above to get to all the vmware software, locate the vmware workstation pro section there. When you click on it, it will have links to Workstation Pro downloads. There are two download links there for Windows and Linux marked "Free for Personal Use". Click on your link. It will force you to certify you are a resident of the US and that you will not export the software. Once you have done that, you can start the download.

Here is the Workstation Pro 17 blog with download links as well:


https://blogs.vmware.com/workstat...l-use.html

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05-14-2024 at 12:36 PM.
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Have link for workstation 17 pro?
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05-14-2024 at 12:41 PM.
05-14-2024 at 12:41 PM.
I have been looking and all I can find are references to the VMWare store which has been down for 2 weeks.... I know the announcement was just made but you would think with how much Broadcom has ticked everyone off recently they would have at least had this worked out....
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05-14-2024 at 12:53 PM.

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05-14-2024 at 12:53 PM.
Quote from hou1960 :
Have link for workstation 17 pro?

https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusi...l-use.html

This page has both links.
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05-14-2024 at 01:10 PM.
05-14-2024 at 01:10 PM.
The Broadcom vmware software is stored in the vmware cloud foundation section.

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/downloads
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05-14-2024 at 01:15 PM.
Quote from hou1960 :
Have link for workstation 17 pro?
need to register and sell your personal info first.


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...simply by registering and downloading...
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05-14-2024 at 01:19 PM.
05-14-2024 at 01:19 PM.
VMware Store
Down for Maintenance
As part of the transition to Broadcom systems, the store will be moving to a new domain. As a result, store will be shutdown starting 30 Apr 2024.

To be notified when store is back and operational, enter email here.
For more information, see KB article 319284.

Thank you for your patience.

We apologize for any inconvenience.
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how are you guys downloading it??
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Can anyone comment on VMWare vs Parallels regarding speed/compatibility etc?
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Quote from pranrasvij :
how are you guys downloading it??

You have to register for the support portal as shown above. You do not have to create a profile.


Then, you can use the link I provided above to get to all the vmware software, locate the vmware workstation pro section there. When you click on it, it will have links to Workstation Pro downloads. There are two download links there for Windows and Linux marked "Free for Personal Use". Click on your link. It will force you to certify you are a resident of the US and that you will not export the software. Once you have done that, you can start the download.

Here is the Workstation Pro 17 blog with download links as well:


https://blogs.vmware.com/workstat...l-use.html
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How does this differ from vSphere, which is already available for free for personal use?
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How does this differ from vSphere, which is already available for free for personal use?
These run on an existing OS and provide virtualization services.

vSphere is a hypervisor. It's also not free anymore. https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-fo...-services/
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