Desktop Linux Market Share Will Rise, Thanks to Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 14, 2010

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Recently news has been circulating around the Internet
of a Linux clone of Windows. Well, that’s simply not true.

“There is indeed a Linux based operating system called Ylmf,
however it’s anything but a clone of Windows.

“Created by the Rain Forest Wind Guangdong Computer Technology
Company, it’s essentially a derived work of Ubuntu, themed to look
like Windows XP.

“To help provide everything Windows users might need, it also
comes with Wine and lots of extra goodies. Under the hood though,
it’s all Linux.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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