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Windows-On-Linux Emulator Shootout

Posted by timothy on from the fooling-some-of-the-programs-some-of-the-time dept.

securitas writes: "ZDNet has posted a comparative review of 5 Windows-on-Linux emulators from VMware (2), NeTraverse, WinToNet and Wine." The results encountered varied quite a bit -- none of the products are perfect, but it looks like they hit a particularly disappointing time with Wine.

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  1. Moral of this story: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you have the funds, buy two computers and a switchbox. If you don't have the funds, configure your machine to dual boot.

    Really, what's the point of running the emulation if you lose speed and capabilities?