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Brendan Shanks 4d ago

Final update: I ended up downloading 13.6.4 from https://archive.org/details/vmwareworkstationarchive

VMware Workstation/Fusion Pro Archive (Windows, macOS) : VMware : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Almost complete collection of VMware Workstation and Fusion.

Internet Archive

Brendan Shanks Jul 29

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Brendan Shanks Jul 23

Now VMware Fusion cannot auto-update itself (or even notify you of updates) because Broadcom doesn't believe in distributing software (even updates to a free app!) without a painful registration and verification process. I had to enter my home address, agree not to export the software or something, and now am told “Account verification is Pending. Please try after some time.”.
Fusion is done. Maintenance mode at best.

Fuck you Broadcom. What a sad end for a great Mac app (and company).

Brendan Shanks Jul 23

I've been a user of VMware Fusion since the pre-1.0 betas, bought many versions of it over the years, and evangelized it over Parallels because of the native AppKit UI and solid underpinnings. I stuck with it through the US engineering team being laid off, and then the Broadcom purchase, but I think I've finally given up.

Brendan Shanks Jul 1

@mgs It’s interesting that in 15 months, nothing has changed with the Walmart MacBook Air. Still M1, no RAM bump or price change (although bought online it’s only $650 now). Maybe there’s been enough success there that Apple sees a market for this A-series MacBook?

Brendan Shanks Jun 9

All the developer stuff: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-supercharges-its-tools-and-technologies-for-developers/

Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers to foster creativity, innovation, and design

Apple announced new technologies and enhancements to its developer tools to help developers create more beautiful, intelligent, and engaging apps.

Apple Newsroom

Brendan Shanks Jun 9

Verge article for macOS 26 Tahoe says “Upon release this fall, Tahoe will be available for M-series Mac Pros, Mac Studios, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs”. Maybe Intel support is gone?

https://www.theverge.com/news/678268/macos-version-wwdc-2025-announcement

Apple announces macOS 26 Tahoe with new design

Apple is announcing its new macOS version, named Tahoe, for the Mac Pro, Studio, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air.

The Verge

Brendan Shanks Jun 3

@cabel https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/business/mondelez-aldi-packaging-lawsuit.html?smid=url-share

Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi Over Look-Alike Product Packaging

Mondelez International, a corporate giant behind the name-brand versions of many snacks, contends that Aldi is mimicking its packaging to dupe customers.

The New York Times

Brendan Shanks May 28

So, "macOS 26".

Will they get rid of the California name also? I personally hope not, they add character, are generally harder to confuse than a number, and provide a distinct theme for backgrounds/screen savers.

And, will they also sync up the Darwin kernel version and build number with the overall product version? If they don't, macOS 26 will be build 25A1234 and return '25.0.0' to 'uname -r’. I can't see a downside in syncing those all up.

Brendan Shanks May 6

End of an era: AFP client support is deprecated in macOS 15.5. Deprecating stuff in an OS months after release is weird, I wonder if this change wasn't supposed to ship until macOS 16.

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