4/24/2021 0 Comments Vmware Workstation 12 Pro Trial
My VMware simplifies management of free trials, product license keys, downloads, and support.With over fifty new features, its going to dramatically change the way you work with virtual machines.Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Log in sign up User account menu 2 How does VMware Workstation Pro evaluation licensing work.
When I suspected it was pirated (cheaply printed DVD media, weird packaging, etc), I contacted VMware and asked them to verify the keys. They told me that the particular key I was given was an expired evaluation license, which had expired way back in 2015. Whats weird though is that I tried entering the key into my trial copy of Workstation anyway and. And it looks like its running just fine.:- The About dialog says that its fully licensed now, and doesnt mention anything about an expiration date, or warnings about trial periods etc (whereas before I entered the key, it DID mention all of those things). Does VMware not actually phone home to validate the license keys a user enters I would expect them to do some sort of activation similar to MS Windows. I even initiated the in-app check for updates from VMware servers. Is VMware just very lax about enforcing their licenses I can actually see this being the case - I suspect the VAST majority of their revenue is from large businesses, where the risk of litigation is a huge liability, and thus the real enforcement of the license is fear of being sued if theyre found using illigitimate copies of software, rather than built in DRM. Or should I expect it to stop functioning at some point in the future Note: Im not condoning or encouraging piracy or disregard of rightsholders rights at all. Upvoted This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast Sort by best. Ive never seen any indication that any VMware product licensing phones home. Most of their products are intended for use in secure datacenters where customers may not take kindly to being bothered with requiring outbound internet access to call home. And if theyre not setting up the infrastructure to do license checks for environments with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in licensing, they may not be so inclined to do it for their relatively low revenue products. Just speculating. Original Poster 1 point 3 years ago Just to be clear: I have zero intention to keep using the pirated version. Ive already filed a report with Amazon against the seller, and am still shopping for a legit key.:-) level 1 2 points 3 years ago The key works for this version. Bad karma though. VCA 1 point 3 years ago Yeah just request a legit eval from vmware and theyll give you a pretty long key, 3 months I think They are also pretty laid back about upgrade licensing, I skip every couple versions. Read the rules before posting. Members 400 Online Created Oct 7, 2008 Join help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2020. All rights reserved Back to top Cookies help us deliver our Services.
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