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RealPC For Mac Delayed By MS Cease And Desist

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Go figure... by QuiGonJin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, of course Microcrap doesn't want FWB to make a Windows emulator. Why would they, M$ already makes one? We don't need TWO Winblows emulators, right? That would just be downright GREEDY.

  2. Of course MS doesn't want competition. by Alex+Thorpe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean, if their monopoly power and deep pockets and hordes of lawyers don't stop an opposing product, it might actually have to succeed on it's MERITS! MS always wants to avoid that at all costs.

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    "Common Sense Ain't" -Unknown
  3. Re:is there any real cause listed? by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny
    can you name any time that Microsoft WASN'T guilty as charged? Even one?

    (thinking hard...)
    Well, there was that NSA backdoor thing that turned out to be nothing. Tough to think of anything else, though.

  4. I thought... by djupedal · · Score: 2, Funny

    ....that OpenOffice made this a non-issue. Yes, I used to run SoftWindows, etc. but never on a regular basis, and not in the last two or three years. Now that OO is available, I can run it on my Mac and/or Linux boxen and be happy.

    No need to check pricing for MS emulator cloaking devices.

  5. Re:Why am I not surprised? by Olathe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck Microsoft.

    (I love it. Two of my favorite words and I get a chance to use them!!!) :) LOL

    Microsoft is one of your favorite words ? Ack !

  6. Re:Microsoft scared? by ProfKyne · · Score: 2, Funny

    At the moment, Macs are for the most part embarassingly slow (I say this as a Mac user, so flame all you like, but you're flaming your own)

    Relax. This is apple.slashdot.org. You're safe here.

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    "First you gotta do the truffle shuffle."