VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

The VMware announcement stated that Fusion Pro (macOS) and Workstation Pro (Windows and Linux) now comes in two license models: Free Personal Use and Paid Commercial Use subscriptions. VMware refers ...

Virtualization software maker VMware is facing a lawsuit alleging that it has been violating the GPLv2 free software license for years with its use of Linux and other source code in ESXi. Linux kernel ...

It was all the buzz this past week: EMC VMware has changed its licensing with vSphere 5 from a model that is based on processor cores and physical memory to a model that charges based upon both a ...

Somehow I missed this - VMware Fusion is now free for personal use. I've just dl'd a copy of 12.01 and VMware provided a perpetual license. It's nice to have a free/gratis alternative to Virtual Box.