write it in Windows, deploy it to *nix?

I've got a rather stupid question,
why not create an API that can allow winblows programs
to run natively (not a VM or sim/emulator).

would this not be a good marketing tool for Linux as a whole?
A lot of those winblows programs might actually run better
under a *nix system in that case.

Just a thought.

Hawke

Mark Peoples wrote:
>
> IE has already been ported to Unix
> (http://www.microsoft.com/unix/ie/default.asp), but it is only for Solaris
> and HP.
>
> As for Office...I believe that somehow through OSE, you can load Word and
> Excel (I think that's it right now) through the web. Although I haven't seen
> this, maybe I'll tinker with that some time this weekend. <g>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> Furmanek, Greg
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:20 AM
> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> Subject: RE: write it in Windows, deploy it to *nix?
>
> There were some rumors they are porting M$ programs to
> unix. In particulare I have read somewere about
> IE and Office.
>
> Don't know how much of this is true.
> Those are only rumors which M$ is
> denying.
>
> The Wolf
>
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