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LindowsOS backs off its claim to run most Microsoft apps (NewsForge)

As a followup to the press release from Lindows and Wal-Mart.com, NewsForge reports that the language has been altered to remove the wording that indicates that Lindows will run programs designed for Windows.
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LindowsOS backs off its claim to run most Microsoft apps (NewsForge)

Posted Jun 20, 2002 0:22 UTC (Thu) by nicku (subscriber, #777) [Link]

At Newsforge, the discussion so far seems to be mostly not very well informed. It seems that no one there has actually tried the version of Lindows from Wallmart. Have you? Any first hand accounts most welcome. How does the Wine support compare with Codeweavers' excellent Crossover Office?

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