"Intel is following its own self-interest in working with multiple operating systems," Mr. Shapiro wrote.
Like the Netscape browser, the states argue, Real's audio and video software can run on multiple operating systems.
These launch multiple browsers across multiple operating systems, and as such can take a significant amount of time to run.
He added that making the app compatible with multiple operating systems and social networks helps safeguard Flipboard from competitors.
And there are environments that live above the operating system that are meant to allow applications to run on multiple operating systems.
Of greater interest to Microsoft, Connectix has developed a similar product for Windows-based PC's that permits computer users to run multiple operating systems, including Linux, simultaneously.
A. Some ways are easier than others, but recent software developments have made it easier to run multiple operating systems on a single computer, especially for newer users.
In 2003, EMC bought VMware, a fast-growing Silicon Valley venture that makes software allowing computers to run multiple operating systems.
And there are programs that live above the operating system that are meant to allow applications to run on multiple operating systems.
However, current storage systems on clustered hosts and multiple operating systems are not practical.
If application programs could be written to run on multiple operating systems, competition in the market for operating systems could be revitalized.
