> WINE was a thing for years and generally worked okay for a lot of things.
Yes, but Valve's involvement handled "the last 10% takes the 90% of the time" part of WINE, and that's a great impact, IMHO.
Trivia: I remember WINE guys laughing at WMF cursor exploit, then finding the exploit works on WINE too and fix it in panic, and then bragging bug-for-bug compatibility with Windows. It was hilarious.
Also, WINE allowed Linux systems to be carrier for Windows USB flash drive virii without being affected by them for many years.
Yes, but Valve's involvement handled "the last 10% takes the 90% of the time" part of WINE, and that's a great impact, IMHO.
Trivia: I remember WINE guys laughing at WMF cursor exploit, then finding the exploit works on WINE too and fix it in panic, and then bragging bug-for-bug compatibility with Windows. It was hilarious.
Also, WINE allowed Linux systems to be carrier for Windows USB flash drive virii without being affected by them for many years.