VNUnet: Windows Takes on Multiple Roles Jul 25, 2004, 21 :00 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (6260 reads) (Other stories by Roger Howorth)
"As IT Week revealed recently, Microsoft is working to make Windows run Linux software, and not before time. Windows and Linux would be much more useful platforms if they could each run software originally written for the other...
"Many people note that 2008 is so far away that without an excellent crystal ball, nobody could predict what the update will contain. But one thing I reckon for certain about Longhorn is that it will be able to run Linux software..."