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Better for Microsoft to skin the linux kernel with a Windows like UI. Run classic windows programs in a VM similar to the old DOS box. Problems with Windows st
by SlipperySlope 7y ago
Better for Microsoft to skin the linux kernel with a Windows like UI. Run classic windows programs in a VM similar to the old DOS box.
Problems with Windows stem from legacy code and its antiquated file system.
- yellowapple 7y agoEven better would be for Microsoft to contribute to Wine, or to perhaps develop a proprietary Windows-source-code-derived alternative that they could sell. It's highly unlikely that Microsoft would take either approach, but they'd be better options than putting Windows in a VM.