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Win4Lin Pro Desktop 4.0 Lags Behind Free Alternatives

“One of the oldest virtualization products, Win4Lin, is starting
to show signs of aging. Win4Lin flourished in 2000, when
competition was sparse and expensive. But seven years on, not only
are there several virtualization products, but almost half a dozen
are available for free. With no visible improvements over its
previous version, Win4Lin Pro Desktop 4.0 is now outdated and
outclassed.

“Our review of Win4Lin Pro 2.0 highlighted a lot of issues, the
biggest being a lack in performance when compared to VMware
Workstation. At that time, VMware cost $100 more than Win4Lin,
which made Win4Lin a cost-effective option to run legacy Windows
apps…”

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