Hacker News with Generative AI: VMware

VMware Workstation and Fusion are now free for everyone (theverge.com)
VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone, including commercial customers. Also, the Fusion (for Macs) and Workstation (for Windows and Linux) Pro versions are no longer available for purchase.
Software, Virtual Machines, Free Software, VMware
5 points by Tomte 11 days ago | 1 comments
VMware Fusion and Workstation Are Now Free for All Users (vmware.com)
We’re thrilled to announce a significant change that reflects our commitment to making VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation more accessible than ever. Starting November 11, 2024, these powerful desktop hypervisor products will be available for free to everyone—commercial, educational, and personal users alike.
Software, Virtualization, VMware, Free Software
79 points by WalterSobchak 11 days ago | 47 comments
VMware Workstation Shifting from Proprietary Code to Using Upstream KVM (phoronix.com)
This isn't an off-schedule April Fools' Joke or anything like that but an exciting sign of the times: VMware Workstation will be shifting off its proprietary base and onto leveraging the upstream Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtualization needs moving forward.
Virtualization, Linux, Open Source, VMware, KVM
52 points by neitsab 22 days ago | 42 comments
VMware Accused of Breaching Anti-Trust Laws in Japan (yomiuri.co.jp)
クラウドサービスに必要なソフトウェアを販売する際、不要な製品も購入させたなどとして、公正取引委員会は２５日、半導体大手「ブロードコム」（米国）の子会社「ＶＭウェア」（東京都港区）に独占禁止法違反（不公正な取引方法）の疑いで立ち入り検査を始めた。
Antitrust, Japan, Cloud Computing, Software, VMware
4 points by coolandsmartrr 59 days ago | 0 comments
Research suggests more than half of VMware customers are looking to move (theregister.com)
Research published by Civo indicates that more than half of VMware customers are considering leaving the platform under Broadcom's ownership.
VMware, Cloud Computing, Business, Technology
96 points by rntn 73 days ago | 70 comments
AT&T Sues Broadcom over VMware Contracts 'Bullying' (channelfutures.com)
Lawsuits, Business, Technology, VMware
58 points by doctorshady 79 days ago | 21 comments
VMware Fusion Pro: Now available free for personal use (vmware.com)
Software, Virtualization, Free Software, VMware
332 points by ganoushoreilly 193 days ago | 174 comments
VMware outsourcing their support (rubenerd.com)
VMware, Outsourcing, Support
115 points by kryster 210 days ago | 60 comments
Broadcom has willingly dug its VMware hole, says cloud CEO [video] (theregister.com)
Cloud Computing, Business, VMware, Broadcom
28 points by mooreds 223 days ago | 51 comments