. 0 . 0 , ▁ 1 2 . 0 . 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 1 . 0 ▁were ▁released ▁at ▁intervals ▁of ▁about ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁entire ▁development ▁team ▁behind ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁and ▁F usion ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁and ▁all ▁US ▁developers ▁were ▁immediately ▁fired . ▁The ▁company ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁rest ruct uring ▁activities ▁will ▁not ▁impact ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁any ▁current ▁product ▁lines ", ▁that ▁" ro les ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁associated ▁with ▁particular ▁business es ▁will ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁other ▁regions ▁and ▁office ▁locations ", ▁and ▁that ▁invest ment ▁would ▁continue ▁" with ▁emphas is ▁on ▁our ▁growth ▁products ". ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁Work station ▁and ▁F usion ▁became ▁uncertain . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁maintenance ▁release ▁ 1 2 . 1 . 1 ▁was ▁released . ▁In ▁September , ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁that ▁" we ’ re ▁very ▁much ▁alive ▁and ▁well ". ▁Con sequently , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 ▁Work station ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁and ▁F usion ▁ 8 . 5 ▁were ▁released ▁as ▁free ▁up gr ades ▁which ▁added ▁support ▁for ▁Windows ▁ 1 0 ▁An ni versary ▁edition ▁and ▁Windows ▁Server ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Version ▁history ▁ ▁Host ▁OS ▁support ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁free ▁VM ware ▁Player ▁distinct ▁from ▁Work station , ▁with ▁similar