I am going to list some issues that I have with VMware Fusion Beta 3. I am not looking to see if they are already reported. I am contributing what I can, because I thought Fusion had potential.
1) Windows 2000 default hard disk size is 8 GB. Preallocate disk using 2 GB splits causes four 2 GB plus one 1 MB, yes 1 MB file! Changing selection to 7 GB disk size and using preallocate disk using 2 GB splits causes three 2 GB plus one 1 GB file. What on Earth is happening with the 8 GB size? Don't bother telling me that it does not matter. VMware controls the disk allocation, they could have come up with a neater solution then four 2 GB files plus one 1 MB file. The current solution is sloppy programming.
2) Creating a new VM from an already created VM disk should be as simple as 1) open Fusion, 2) select Clone from File or Edit menu, 3) point to the VM disk through a dialog box, with ability to truly clone or just use in a different VM, 4) setup VM, if needed. Done. Alternatively, start with a previously created VM and select Clone from menu. Simple like Workstation 5 and 6. Creating a new VM is currently too complicated, non-obvious, and ends up with confusing things like the old file name in the window header if the VM disk has been created in the Finder by cut and paste item. There is no obvious way to change the window header name, e.g the obvious way of clicking in the name and changing it.
3) Why bother having 2 GB file creation option for ease of back on a file system that does not support larger file size then putting the created files in a package? They are effectively hidden for "regular" Mac users who know nothing of packages.
4) I could go on about more issues, but I won't bore anyone further. 
5) Please do not tell me that VMware is for technical users, blah, blah, blah. Fusion has accelerate 3D graphics with DirectX 8.1 support in Windows XP SP2 Devices. "For a list of games..." VMware is going to try and sell this product to gamers, not just techies. The interface and features make little sense for run of the mill mac users, especially including another segment (beyond gamers) that is dying for a slick way to run Windows and OS X at the same time: Dragon NaturallySpeaking users. They are not going to know how to mess with packages, troubleshoot setting up new VM from old ones, etc..
Sorry for the rant, but Parallels is buggily miserable, Workstation is great and Fusion say-what. Fusion is not ready to get a favorable magazine review from an honest reviewer. It is as simple as that. That lowest common denominator should be the goal for a mass market product like this one.
BTW, I ran some of my points through real regular Mac users that fit the gamer/voice recognition user mold, and had them work with Fusion. They were baffled by Fusion, and it has nothing to do with it being a Beta. The interface is simply wrong for them.
Please note that two of the first three responses to my first post were condesending.
I agree dp_fusion and sgmelin weren't too tactful, but if you begin with the premise that your original post was inflammatory, their reaction is more understandable.
I stopped going further into these details, because I realized the response that I would get as I was typing my input. And I got it.
If you assume you'll get a certain response and write that way, it may make it more likely you get that response.
Please read the "tone" of your response. How can you use " marks for something that I never wrote? I find that behavior rude. Please stop trying to interpret how I "came across" to you. Please, just read my words plainly.
I'm not sure what you found offensive, but I didn't intend to be rude and I'm sorry if it seemed that way. "makes little sense for run of the mill mac users" is a direct quote of your original post, point 5. In the last part, I tried to avoid putting words in your mouth, hence "[b]I[/b] read them as" and "This probably isn't what you actually meant, but it's how it came across to me[/b]" - I can only give you my reaction to your post, similar to how you thought I was being rude. Since we're not talking face to face, it's difficult to judge where on the polite<->rant scale you were being.
I really don't want to be dragged into some sort of flamewar.
Yeah, I'd like that too As can (hopefully) be seen from my posting history, I think Fusion is really great, so perhaps I read too much into your constructive criticism - I apologize for this.
For example, Mac users will use Finder to create a duplicate/copy & paste of a VM then the Mac users will be befuddled when that disk file package is used in a different VM but the name at the top of the VM window does not match the new VM but still matches the old VM name.
If you had said this (e.g. Here's a scenario that an average user would do, here's what they'd see, here's why it's a problem, and here's one way you might improve), you'd get a better response than what you did say (e.g. Here's what you need to do, and it's because copying is confusing). While these convey the same information and opinion, the tone is completely different.
BTW, since I have used Workstation 4, 5 and 6 for over 3 years and think it is "great," as I have already written in this thread, I am absolutely befuddled how anything that I have written could be interpreted as "... VMware is imcompetent ..."
Using Workstation/thinking it's great is mostly orthogonal to your opinion of VMware developers. I drew this conclusion because of your phrasing ("What on Earth is happening with the 8 GB size?" "The current solution is sloppy programming.").
Anyway, I hope that you'll continue to share observations about Fusion's UI and ways it can be made better.
Thank you for your response and I will take it to heart. Since I have physical typing limitations, I will take my typing to other forums. Read into it what you will. Thanks again, I mean it sincerely.