Doesn't make a lick of difference if you lack enough itemized deductions, otherwise you take the standard deduction like everybody else.

Honestly though, VMWare is pretty cheap. VMWare Workstation Player and VMWare Fusion aren't cheap upfront, but the upgrade pricing to stay current is decent - I spend more on my JetBrains licenses every year. It's worth it to have a fast and mostly headache-free virtualization experience.