VMware refreshes desktop hypervisors, adds Apple Silicon support

VMware has refreshed its desktop hypervisors, adding native support for Apple's Arm-based CPUs as well as Windows 11. The virtualization giant offers three desktop hypervisors: Workstation and Player for x86 machines, plus Fusion for macOS. Workstation and Player have reached version 17, and Fusion is at version 13. The big …

[YetAnotherXyzzy]

Although Fusion 13 adds nothing I really need, VMware is quietly EOLing Fusion 12 in mid-december. So to keep getting security fixes, I have to pay to upgrade to 13.

https://lifecycle.vmware.com/

[Nate Amsden]

looks like the same for workstation 16, looking at the link they have been pretty consistent every 2 years they retire support for those products(well at least workstation). Been a workstation user since 1999 (before workstation it was called just "vmware"). Never paid close attention to the support lifecycle. I only just upgraded to workstation 16 myself a few weeks ago(as part of setting up a new laptop, owned a copy of 16 for a while but didn't feel a need to update from 15). Technically my workstation 16 license is from my new job, my personal workstation 16 license remains unused at this time.

side note vmware typically has pretty good sales on workstation (and I assume other desktop products) on black friday/cyber monday. It's when I buy it anyway.

[sgj100]

Differences between Fusion Player and Fusion Pro/

"VM Player – which can only play VMs rather than allow their creation, and is often deployed as a client to run software appliances – can also run the virtual TPM."

Is this correct?

The VMWare Fusion page https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html clearly says that both Fusion Player and Fusion Pro can create VMs.

The feature comparsion table indicates that the only differences between the products is that Pro has the ability to customise virtual networks, connect to vSphere / ESXi, and the ability to create clones.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Differences between Fusion Player and Fusion Pro/

No - it's not correct. Rookie error by El Reg correspondent who obviously didn't actually check and just went by the name "player".