I'm trying to help people use VMware and Bootcamp in a way that will improve their gaming over running on a VMware only configuration. I'm not sure about the issues with software activation, suspending, and backup to which you refer. I don't have any of those issues in my configuration. I do have excellent game performance, far better than I do if I try to run graphic intensive games through a VM. I've even talked to their support about this; they don't deny this is a better solution. You want your hardware fully dedicated to the game and not running multiple instances of various OSs. VMware is not meant to be used in this way. I run Windows alone through Bootcamp when I want to game. I run Windows through a VMware-managed instance of Bootcamp when I need access to it while running my Mac OS. It's very satisfying. And I feel sorry for people that continue to try and play these types of games through a VM.
As for backup and software activation, everything works very well for me. I can discuss how I do it if anyone cares (backup, in some ways, is even easier for me using Bootcamp with VMware); but this is probably a debate to take place in another thread.
I have a lot of versatility for my needs....and I don't have the frustration of poor game performance and bugs getting introduced everytime VMware comes out with a minor/major upgrade.
It took me awhile to figure out how to solve this issue...I finally wised up by reading other Internet-posted solutions. I'm just sharing...
