in general, I find vmware fusion 7 to be a disappointment. I have run into many little shortcomings, understandable in a 1.0 version, but not in a 7.0 version.
* full-screen mode works on my screens only after bootup. otherwise, the windows leave shadows, and I have to switch back to ordinary window mode and then back to full-screen mode.
* there is no more fuse support or vmdk support.
* it cannot boot a USB stick. yes, it can simulate a virtual machine and it can access USB---but it cannot boot from it.
* one has to edit the .vmx file by hand for UEFI support. really? in 2014?
* I have to set up networking in my guest to access my guest files. in 2014, why can't there by a "cpvmdk" host command that understands how to place a file on a vmdk, perhaps pausing the VM for a moment to prevent conflicts if it is running, and just copying it when it is not. vmware knows the format of the .vmdk files and the host has control of the guest. this should be easy. my host should be able to read and write files to its guest, even if my host (and/or guest) does not want to set up networking or sharing. perhaps only for some known formats (vfat, ext32), perhaps only for some specific disk volumes---but this should work without networking. I don't want to run networking.
fusion just seems like a neglected 1.0 product in anything that is just a little off the beaten path, and in some things that are not (like full-screen mode).
disappointing.
/iaw
then again, virtualbox is so unstable, it blue-screens a server OSX after a few weeks. it is rock-steady when linux is the server. then again, they don't charge money, so I shouldn't complain. for vmware, it's a different story.