Oh, they really do offer this, I downloaded it to make sure my account was working, a couple registration hoops and it was on my computer ready for install.
I'm currently fighting to get my VMUG account linked so I can update the licensed products that I bought, so far not so good at all! I have until October to keep my lab running. Yes I believe Bcom could mess up a free lunch. As one person said, Broadcom is where good products go to die.
We will see how they respond to getting my account fixed, but this might be a short journey for me. Nutanix gave me no grief once I satisfied their conditions, not sure if my little lab will have enough power to run their system, but it's next on the list if Bcom can't get the stuff I paid for working!
Said thing is that the VMware people seem to be against this walling off of the products, that's the impression I get from several web calls with a few different reps. I think they know this is wrecking things, and that they may need to look around and see where the next employer might be.