Microsoft "Windows for Linux"

James Richard Tyrer
Wed, 09 May 2001 20:31:28 -0000

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