-cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with the latest version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a retail copy of Windows to make this work. It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the available Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money selling Windows licenses.
Robert Kent wrote:> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their > own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with the > latest version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a > retail copy of Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the > available Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money > selling Windows licenses. >It would also be the start of the downfall of the company - when users switch to Linux running a Microsoft compatibility layer they will realise how crap MS's code really is and eventually switch all the applications to native Linux software written by someone else ( openoffice or Koffice maybe instead of MS office) and what would MS be able to do then.
"Robert Kent" <no@spam.here.com> wrote in message news:HEfK6.28541$mu1.5479758@typhoon.we.rr.com...> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their > own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with thelatest> version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a retail copyof> Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of theavailable> Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money selling Windows > licenses.Why not just release the Office version for Linux they almost certainly has created somewhere deep inside the Redmond compound? (just as it was rumoured that they had ported several programs to OS/2 but held it back due to marketing policies). Mikkel
It's here. See http://www.netraverse.com Regards. El Mi?rcoles 09 Mayo 2001 12:04, Robert Kent escribi?:> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their > own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with the latest > version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a retail copy > of Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the available > Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money selling Windows > licenses. > > > > _______________________________________________ > wine-users mailing list > wine-users@winehq.com > http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users-- Alfredo J. Cole alfredo@acyc.com Tegucigalpa, Honduras
How is it different, or is it, from VMware? I'm currently using VMware. -----Original Message----- From: Alfredo Cole [mailto:alfredo@acyc.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:30 PM To: wine-users@winehq.com Subject: Re: Microsoft "Windows for Linux" I am using it now. I run MSOffice, IE, Outlook and Media Player. I am trying to lure Windows users to Linux that way. All applications seem to run faster than in native Windows. Regards. El Mi?rcoles 09 Mayo 2001 13:45, Robert Kent escribi?:> Have you used it? If so, what do you think? > >-- Alfredo J. Cole alfredo@acyc.com Tegucigalpa, Honduras _______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
On Wed, 09 May 2001 18:04:23 GMT, Robert Kent <no@spam.here.com> wrote:>It's a win-win situation.(groan...) -- ---- Ian Collier : imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk : WWW page below ------ http://users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/ian.collier/imc.shtml
Robert Kent wrote:> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their > own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with the latest > version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a retail copy of > Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the available > Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money selling Windows > licenses.This probably wouldn't come from Micro$oft, but from one of the WISE licensees. http://www.mainsoft.com/ http://www.fwb.com/ Ask them why it isn't available yet. JRT
Using vmware is alot like that, except you need windows plus the $120 or so vmware product. In article <HEfK6.28541$mu1.5479758@typhoon.we.rr.com>, "Robert Kent" <no@spam.here.com> wrote:> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be > their own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with > the latest version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a > retail copy of Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the > available Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money > selling Windows licenses.
Robert Kent wrote:> > -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be their > own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with the latest > version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a retail copy of > Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the available > Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money selling Windows > licenses.What would be better is if IBM created an O/S 2 warp compatibility layer for Linux. Lotus Smart Suite is one piece of software available for OS/2 Warp that would be nice for Linux. IBM would lose nothing as it has already discontinued selling OS/2 Warp, and will discontinue support in a couple of years. This would be a win-win situation. You'd be surprised how many ex-OS2 warp programmers are out there, and this would bridge the gap. Matthew Gardiner
In article <HEfK6.28541$mu1.5479758@typhoon.we.rr.com>, "Robert Kent" <no@spam.here.com> wrote:> -cross posted to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine- > > Microsoft should consider producing "Windows for Linux". It could be > their own version of Wine, but it would be nearly 100% compatible with > the latest version of Windows. Microsoft could require that users have a > retail copy of Windows to make this work. > > It's a win-win situation. Linux users could run nearly all of the > available Windows applications, and Microsoft would still make money > selling Windows licenses. > > >With all due respect to your idea..........my motivation is to get rid of Microsoft completely. With the exception of games, currently, I have no use for MS anyway. Brian
Tomas Nykung wrote:> "Matthew Gardiner" wrote... > <snip> > > Version 6 was created by Novell, however, version 7 (created by Corel) > > was even worse (if it is possible to get worse than version 6), however, > > 2000 is awsome, reliable and stable. It has all the features of the > > Windows version. The conversion between WP and Word is very good, > > better than StarOffice. There may be some formating issues, but apart > > from that, the conversion is very good. > > More OT... > What version of StarOffice? The 5.2 version have better conversion > filters than the 5.1 version had. > I use StarOffice 5.2 and haven't had any (real) problems with > opening others .doc files. > Just curious... > > TomasJust fonts here and there, and some power point formating, is lost, however, StarOffice is also pretty spot on in terms of coversion accurancy. Matthew Gardiner
"Windows for Linux" could be used to gradually ween someone off of Wnidows. "Brian Craft" <javaman67@att.net> wrote in message news:20010512.093941.115962302.1344@localhost.localdomain...> In article <HEfK6.28541$mu1.5479758@typhoon.we.rr.com>, "Robert Kent" > <no@spam.here.com> wrote: > > With all due respect to your idea..........my motivation is to get rid of > Microsoft completely. With the exception of games, currently, I have no > use for MS anyway. > > Brian
FYI...Win4Lin is coming out with version 3.0 this month (May). It will have M$ Exchange hooks in the program so those of us that have to use Outlook 98 to connect to an Exchange server can use Win4Lin. Is there any work in progress with WINE to do this? That's really what I need. I prefer Wine to Win4Lin. -----Original Message----- From: William R. Cousert [mailto:wrcousert@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 9:06 AM To: wine-users@winehq.com Subject: Re: Microsoft "Windows for Linux" "Windows for Linux" could be used to gradually ween someone off of Wnidows. "Brian Craft" <javaman67@att.net> wrote in message news:20010512.093941.115962302.1344@localhost.localdomain...> In article <HEfK6.28541$mu1.5479758@typhoon.we.rr.com>, "Robert Kent" > <no@spam.here.com> wrote: > > With all due respect to your idea..........my motivation is to get rid of > Microsoft completely. With the exception of games, currently, I have no > use for MS anyway. > > Brian_______________________________________________ wine-users mailing list wine-users@winehq.com http://www.winehq.com/mailman/listinfo/wine-users
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