RealPC For Mac Delayed By MS Cease And Desist

Posted by timothy on Monday June 9, 2003 @12:45PM from the but-you-can-still-open-98-windows dept.

mgh02114 writes "Microsoft recently purchased the Windows-on-a-Mac emulation program "Virtual PC" from Connectix. Since then, FWB announced that they were working to revive their competing 'Real PC' Windows emulation program for Macintosh OS X. Well, now it looks like Microsoft is trying to kill that program as well. FWB announced that: 'FWB is working diligently to update Real PC and Softwindows for OSX. In May, while working on this project, we received a setback in the form of a cease and desist letter from Microsoft. We are working to resolve the issues with Microsoft, and this has caused some delay, much to our frustration. We are committed to having a beta for you to test for us and help us optimize, this summer. We think we have only lost a few weeks of time to this issue.' FWB appreciates your continued patience and support."

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Re:Unlikely. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-09 14:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I call bullshit on that theory for one simple reason.

Idiot. The poster to whom you replied did not advance a theory. He simply pointed out that nobody knows what the real deal is here, so getting hopping mad about it (as Slashdotters are often wont to do) is pointless. The real story could easily be something entirely simple and mundane. Until we know, this whole thread is a waste of database.