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I don't think the goal is to be an alternative to Windows. There are many situations where you might want to run Windows apps but don't need everything Windows

by shawnz 12y ago

I don't think the goal is to be an alternative to Windows. There are many situations where you might want to run Windows apps but don't need everything Windows has to offer. Like others have mentioned, supporting legacy apps is one example of this. There is also research value in having a Windows-compatible OS which is open source.

drzaiusapelord 12y ago
Which is why we have WINE. There's no reason for ReactOS to exist, especially considering the speed at which it develops.
- Hemospectrum 12y ago
  WINE and ReactOS have been known to share code, in both directions. It's not a zero-sum game.
- eksith 12y ago
  There are some legacy industrial software we had to keep (for cost reasons) that run on ReactOS with little to no configuration changes that completely break in WINE or run glacially slow on compatibility mode on Windows 7.
- leni536 12y ago
  So how does wine handles Windows drivers?