Jasec10's Posts

Glad to see this thread still has some life in it.  Appreciate the ingenuity and creative thinking on how to get this to work. At the end of the day, however, I really don't need a science project.  I need an application that works as promised, out of the box, as turn key as possible.  VMware sells the promise of two or more operating systems working on a single device.  I'm will to pay a reasonable price for the functionality because it makes me more productive.  I'm not, however, willing to engage in hours of testing to see if something works, worrying about security issues, and dealing with potential sub-standard performance.  This is not going to help my productivity.  Just sayin'.  

@TechnogeezerI think you've got it summarized right.  I spent a bit of time with the Apple customer support crew this morning.  Basically, we are stuck in the chasm between early adoption and full ecosystem penetration of the new architecture.  Apple was very cool about my return (within the 14-day policy window).  The rep also provided some temporary ideas to help bridge the gap.  I will say that during the process of bricking the return laptop, the erasing and re-install of Big Sur went super, super fast.  So, I can see where the M1, when everyone's on it, will be pretty awesome.  Thanks again for your insights. 

@jiggerthanks for your note.  Shame on me for buying the hype of being able to "run all the applications you love."  That and unwittingly buying into the "new platform go-live testing program" at my expense of time and money.  I guess the good news is I'm still within the return window on my new M1 Mac.  So, maybe that will help send a message.  Or, maybe not.