[TriLUG] VMWare pricing

[Tom Bryan]

I thought that Kevin or someone said at the meeting last night that VMWare 
costs about $150 for the full version, and less than $100 for the single VM 
(express) version.

While the Express version is $50 (only runs Win95/98 in the VM), the full 
workstation edition is $300.  I thought that VMWare used to offer a "for 
personal use" version of the software for a lower price, but I can't find it 
anymore.

These days, I could probably put together a decent machine to run Windows for 
$300.  With hardware prices still falling, it becomes increasingly difficult 
to justify software purchases.  

Am I just misremembering last night's discussion, or is it time for me to 
check out Wine again? :)
 
---Tom