Windows Compatibility Overview

The three popular Windows-compatibility solutions for Linux users can be summarized, in brief, as follows:

  • CrossOver Office provides the best user experience, Linux integration, and speed, but for a limited set of applications—Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Lotus Notes being the most important.

  • VMware Workstation is more difficult to install, requires more system resources (disk space, memory, and processor time), but also provides additional flexibility: It can be used to run applications from a number of different operating systems on your Linux desktop, and it can also be used to create several independent, virtual, networkable PCs from a single computer system.

  • Netraverse Win4Lin represents ...

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