Linux is not the same as Windows. The operating system is operated and configured differently than Windows and Windows programs cannot be started directly. With the help of virtualization or Wine, ...

Linux distributor SuSE is hoping to attract desktop users to its operating system with a new edition of its software, which allows it to run Microsoft Office and other Windows applications. In January ...

Linux continues to make gains in the server area, but broader acceptance for use on the desktop has long been held back by a lack of business productivity applications. ThinkFree hopes to change that ...

What just happened? It's not just China that is replacing Windows on government PCs. Germany's most northern state, Schleswig-Holstein, has begun moving from the popular OS to Linux while also ...

New software from CodeWeavers will allow Linux servers to host Microsoft Office applications, which can then be accessed through a Web browser, the company said on Monday. CodeWeavers, which sells ...