Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:56:23 +0530 From: Subbiah Arunachalam Here is some good news for those who want to migrate to Linux. New software would let Windows programs run on Linux A Philippine-based company unveiled software Thursday that would allow Windows-based programs to run on computers using the Linux operating system. SpecOps Labs said its software will help millions of users migrate from Windows to the free and open-source Linux platform. Several other companies have developed software that combines Linux's underpinnings with a Windows-like interface, but they generally cannot run programs written for Windows. Previous attempts to run Windows word processors, spreadsheets, and other applications smoothly on Linux machines have been largely unsuccessful and cumbersome. SpecOps said the 80MB program will be available commercially by the end of the year at a still-undetermined price. It said it expects to sell more than 30,000 copies of the program and generate about $1 million in gross revenues in the first year. InformationWeek / AP http://infonomics.nl/ref.php?nid=1741, April 22, 2004