I&#x27;ve used both VMware Workstation and Fusion (paying for both out of my own pocket) on and off for years, as I&#x27;ve went back and forth between OS X and Linux on my primary workstation.<p>Just recently I bought a new MacBook Pro and was debating between Fusion and Parallels.  I recalled all the annoying ads in Parallels that really frustrated me (since it was a paid-for product, nothing something free and ad-supported) and so I purchased a new license for Fusion 8 Pro.<p>I suppose I&#x27;ll consider myself lucky if it&#x27;s still getting updates a year from now.<p>I&#x27;ve also been debating another decision recently -- whether to stick with VMware ESXi for our infrastructure or to move things over to KVM.  I think that decision has now been made.