Microsoft announces Winux 1.0! (Score 1)

This just in - Microsoft has announced their newest product, ready for release in October of 1999 - Winux 1.0. It is a UNIX based OS featuring the time tested multi-tasking, stability, and power of Linux. It will be "Open-Sourced", meaning you can look at the code and submit improvements to Microsoft.com. However, you are not allowed to post code to any other sites. It features the Window Manager WindowsKD, as well as Office 2000 for Winux. Most impressively, Winux can run existing Windows applications natively.

Winux comes packaged in a black box featuring the Microsoft penguin named "Nome" wearing a red beret. It will be available on CD-ROM worldwide in October for a street price of $59.99. It is 100% incompatible with Linux and features the Microsoft-proprietary variation of TCP/IP known as MS-IP, as to which only Windows 98 and NT curently have drivers for. Microsoft has no plans to announce licensing of MS-IP to any outside parties.

When asked about the similarities to Linux, Microsoft President Steve Balmer said "We are aware of Linux and the strides it's made in the marketplace. We feel that by offering a Windows version to our customers they can capitalize on the benefits of Linux without suffering from the lack of software. Linux is a nice product but we feel Winux beats it in every category." Ballmer went on to introduce the project manager for Winux, a gentleman by the name of Linus Torwindous.

Winux is expected to ship 3 million copies in it's first 2 months, and pass up Linux distribution by mid-2000.


...do you really believe that Red Hat and every other legal organization with ties to Linux wouldn't sue immediately? Apple has every right to sue - the iMac and it's design is their lifeblood until Mac OS X ships.



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