Obawiam się, że nie jest tak łatwo, zgodnie z FAQ:
What does it cost?
VMware Player is free for personal non-commercial use. VMware Player is available for commercial use as part of VMware Fusion Professional . VMware Fusion Professional provides a commercial license that can be used with VMware Fusion on the Mac or with VMware Player on Windows or Linux. VMware Support and Subscription offerings are available for VMware Fusion Professional.
Sam jestem pracownikiem uczelni i obawiam się, że nie podpadamy pod "personal non-commercial use", gdyby to personal wyciąć 
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