New Competition For CodeWeavers: Aclerex

Posted by Hemos on Monday September 1, 2003 @04:30AM from the competing-together dept.

Shisha writes "Linux Planet is running a story about a new Wine offspring. Basically the Canadian company Transgaming decided, that their version of Wine, WineX, is good not only for running games, but for other Windows programs too. So why not try to sell it? For marketing reasons they're selling it to corporations under the AclereX name. Their website has a datasheet with more details about what they are actually offering. Unlike CodeWeavers, they don't seem to be targeting individuals at all, they'd rather sell to corporations. So no downloads available, sorry. Still it could speed up Wine developement, which is always good. Wine Weekly News discusses some of the reactions of the original Wine authors."

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Aclerex by gowen · 2003-09-01 04:31 · Score: 5, Funny

Aclerex? Why have they named it as if it werea cream for clearing up acne?

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1. Re:Aclerex by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-01 04:46 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You are forgetting the audience here...
Modern company names by random_rabbit · 2003-09-01 04:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Why does every new company or product have to invent a new word? "Aclerex"? What was so wrong with "Wine Ecks and Sons, Est. 1832, Purveyors of Fine Software and Noted Not-Emulators"?