I am a huge VMware fan and have been for a long time. Caution: I have found mentioning this confuses people because I'm often mistaken for a FOSS zealot. I am

I am a huge VMware fan and have been for a long time. Caution: I have found mentioning this confuses people because I'm often mistaken for a FOSS zealot. I am not. I just prefer FOSS because I like to tinker. I have no moral qualms with closed source. So, if you do decide to go VMware, you may get odd questions if you mention it. That has actually been the most difficult thing about using it. They are well supported and feature rich. I've been paying them for years.