I wasn't aware that Microsoft had bought FWB or SoftWindows for that matter, or were you saying that they should have?
So, while they don't have an existing product to upgrade to do what I was conjecturing to be Microsoft's intent, what ever any of us comes up with is just that: conjecture. Only Microsoft really knows why they did this (and quite honestly that might even be a stretch). From the thought of legacy OS's on Intel's new chips, to trying to stymie Linux under emulation on a Mac, to whatever... And, yes, it is pretty obvious that they are two separate programs, but they are closely related in intent (much more the Photoshop and iTunes). What I was trying to comment on was what Microsoft might/should/could do if they wanted to push Linux out, which was the basis for this initial thread. Nothing more. David David Sinn wrote: > That is, of course, only if Microsoft continues to keep VPC as a emulator > and doesn't morph it into something closer to say WINE. Why do I need to > emulate the whole PC when all that users may need is a Windows API and > something to translate the code??? > > I have no info that this is what they are going to do, but it remains a > possibility if they wanted to push non-Windows OS's off of the platform. Had they wanted to do that, they would have simply upgraded their *existing* product SoftWindows (which Insignia developed) instead of buying Virtual PC. (Or simply ripped off WINE) The two programs you're discussing are completely different: it would be on the order of buying Photoshop from Adobe, so they could come up with a competitior for iTunes Windows... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
