VMware is on a negative trend for USB compatibility with the linux kernel.
Noel - no need to restrict that to Linux - same on Windows.
Nowadays I ask users "do you need reliable USB ? - if yes - stick to 6.5.4"
Even worse - I see no improvement at all with the newer 7.1.* versions
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