Well, if you are using Fusion on one computer, then you can always just use the $FREE Player 3.0 on the other computer -- it will run your Fusion 3 VMs just fine; and it even now comes with the capability built in of creating new VMs too! If you aren't using any of the advanced features which Workstation provides, then save yourself the money and just use the free product. 
Yes Fusion pricing is different than Workstation pricing. Perhaps Mac users don't have as much disposable income after spending so much on Mac hardware? Just kidding... If I had to guess I would say that Fusion's pricing is lower because, 1) Virtulization software on the Mac is a recent development (within the past 2 or 3 years), unlike on Windows, so companies are trying to get market share, 2) there are several decent competitors on that platform such as Parallels., 3) Large companies purchase Workstation and are not as price conscious, while Mac users tend to be using them on their home computers.
Although I just saw that Parallels has an $80 version for Windows now. Interesting.
Although I just saw that Parallels has an $80 version for Windows now. Interesting.
My comment about the double price isn't relating to Fusion, I understand that has fewer facilities and they are trying to grab market share. The path there has been great, I paid for v1, v2 was a freebie, v3 is another reasonable upgrade.
The comment was about having to pay $99 for WS 5 to WS6 and then $99 for WS6 to WS7, a total of $198 compared to WS 5 to WS7 for $99. I hear all the comments about me getting use out of WS 6 for the year or so I've had it but weren't the WS 5 users also getting use out of their version? I guess I just value my repeat customers a little more than VMWare do and I'm not going to change them. I am frankly surprised that so many people are happy with paying double, even an extra $20 (either way, it's not the price per se that I'm griping about) would be a differentiator that would show that VMWare value those of us who are coming along on their commercial journey. That said, I know when I'm beaten and one voice isn't going to change anything. I may upgrade my WS 6.5, I may not. I may find that this sours me too much to VMWare as company, what will it be next time? If I skip 7 and when 8 comes out they decide to charge extra for the 6.5 -> 8 upgrade over the 7 -> 8 upgrade, that would be just typical. Oh well, enough is enough and I've had enough of beating my head against this particular wall. Anyone wishing to skip the 7 upgrade and send me the $99 (just so you don't feel like you've missed out), I only take cash
RDPetruska wrote:Well, if you are using Fusion on one computer, then you can always just use the $FREE Player 3.0 on the other computer -- it will run your Fusion 3 VMs just fine; and it even now comes with the capability built in of creating new VMs too! If you aren't using any of the advanced features which Workstation provides, then save yourself the money and just use the free product.
I'm not saying that I don't use any of WS beyond the player, I'm saying that the upgrade policy is unfair to those of us who upgrade regularly. We provide VM with a steady income stream and we're the ones being asked to pay double what others are being asked to pay for the journey from WS 5 to WS 7. That's all. Anyway, as I'd said in my previous post, tired of this, tired of VMWare.
