IBM to launch MS Office for Linux

User Comments: 7

1. February 15, 2004 5:18 PM
   ---agissi--- said:
   Well Im glad Microsoft doesnt want to get involved, Office should stay on Windows, and windows alone. [my .02 anyways]
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2. February 15, 2004 6:04 PM
   Spike said:
   I agree. M$ office should stick to windows.However, The M$ document formats. well, if linux was supported catering fro .doc, xml, etc in Open office, it could only raise the profile and viability of linux.
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3. February 15, 2004 7:12 PM
   Vehementi said:
   Office is already on Macs guys...
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4. February 16, 2004 5:58 AM
   ---agissi--- said:
   Well that sucks!!!! :dead: I dont use Mac so I didnt know :dead:
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5. February 17, 2004 11:12 AM
   MrGaribaldi said:
   ---agisiis---> Are you applying for a job with MS' evangelist dept? I can't really fathom why you'd want (or care for that matter) MS Office to stay Windows only... Care to enlighten me?
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6. February 18, 2004 3:29 PM
   Spike said:
   personally, I feel that if office stayed away from linux, what with the growing popularity of the infamous Open Office, we would be one step closer to an ideal world, where computer software is open source, and is more secure because more people patch the flaws in it, and less flaws are there in the first place, as the creators will be well aware that with full source, flaws in procs are easier to exploit.
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7. February 18, 2004 10:40 PM
   SNGX1275 said:
   [quote][i]Originally posted by ---agissi--- [/i]Well that sucks!!!! :dead: I dont use Mac so I didnt know :dead: [/quote] iirc the file format Office98 for Macintosh is the identical file format for Office2000 for Windows, but not Office97 for Windows. So looks like Mac got the new code first.
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