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chris54
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Fusion 12, upgrade from mac Intel to M2

Hi ! I've a Fusion 12 Pro license, that I used on an Intel Mac
I just received my new M2 Mac, and discovered that Fusion 12 won't run on it.
I tried my Fusion 12 license key on Fusion 13 : no way

What are the options ? Don't tell me that I need to buy (again) a new license for Fusion 13 ?!

I would be happy with Fusion Player, but I really don't understand where I can grab a license key for this one...

Not a very good day :winking_face:

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scott28tt
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Fusion 13 is the only version which works on M1 or M2 Macs.

If you need Pro or a version of Player for commercial use, you'll need to buy an upgrade licence.

If you only need Player for non-commercial use, go here: https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/evalcenter?p=fusion-player-personal-13

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chris54
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I used Fusion to code oss projects and for self teaching Linux (lxd, and so)... When I follow the link you provided, I land on a page where
- I see that I'm already logged to my account
- There's a mention "You have not registered for this product." and a link to "Register Here"
- Register Here send me to another page with a form I need to fill (but I won't because I have already an account), but seems that the server have logged me out. This page says "You can access My Workspace ONE using your VMware Customer Connect login credentials. If you are a new user, complete the registration below to be able to manage both the accounts. "
- I login again with VMware Customer Connect
- Then I go to Workspace ONE where I don't see nothing about Fusion 13 player

Please, help me :winking_face:

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RDPetruska
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I don't know anything about WorkspaceONE - the link Scott provided takes me to the Fusion 13 Player page

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Please note that NONE of your existing virtual machines will work on your new Apple Silicon Mac.  You will need to build new ones which use the ARM CPU architecture.

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