[NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: [Fwd: Windows 2000 Magazine UPDATE, August 29, 2000]

[Kyle_Davenport@compusa.com]

I checked out the claims (yes, they are working on an api layer to run any
windows applications).  On Mindsoft's website, they seem primarily interested in
offering this service to private companies ("port your windows applications to
unix").  They do mention a major linux project, and also that they are porting
Windows Media Player to solaris.  As a rule I despise window's applications, but
so many places on the web now use it, I am looking forward to a WMP for linux.

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Steve Baker <sjbaker1 at airmail.net> on 08/31/2000 06:12:00 PM

Please respond to discuss at ntlug.org

To:   discuss at ntlug.org
cc:    (bcc: Kyle Davenport/Is/Corporate/CompUSA)
Subject:  Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: [Fwd: Windows 2000 Magazine UPDATE, August
      29,  2000]



Michael Owens wrote:
>
> A friend sent this to me. I haven't been keeping up with this list lately,
> perhaps you all already know this, but here it is just the same -

> 1. COMMENTARY
>      - Is Microsoft Porting Its Applications to UNIX?

There was a set of claims, counter-claims and denials about this
on slashdot last week...I think the conclusion was that another
company (NOT Microsoft) is porting some network-oriented M$ stuff
to Linux - but not things like "Office", "Word" or "Excel".