2006-06-15 18:22:49 · 6 answers · asked by j h 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Because it's impossible without Microsoft releasing its source code. You can't run a program compiled for one kernel on another.
2006-06-15 18:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by James 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Linux and Windows are two completely different Operating systems, with completely different running enviroments. This would be like a human trying to live on mars without a false atmosphere protecting the human from the martian atmosphere...A windows Emmulator on Linux would be the only way that a windows based program would be able to respond to the system correctly. The only other way around it would be to re-write and re-complie the program to run in Linux, which with some applications would be a huge undertaking.
2006-06-15 18:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by asmul8ed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're totally different platforms. I don't think it will be possible to run Windows programs on Linux, Mac, or any other OS that is not windows.
2006-06-15 18:26:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jon E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gee, could that be because Windows is NOT an operating system, but a GUI*?
Graphical User Interface?
Imposed over DOS*?
Disk Operating System?
Why don't people buy genetically modified vegetables? Because someone has denied them that option, and therefore it is unpopular and possibly sinister : )
Not that I'm making any link between density and consumerism.
2006-06-15 18:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by WomanWhoReads 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because they are all scared that bill gates is leaving microsoft in 2 years.
2006-06-15 18:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by necromancer mortaneus 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i also wonder one day why bird can not fly without wings. but now that i am .
2006-06-15 19:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by OrangeApple 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋