nsane.forums Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 A new rumor emanating from FOSDEM claims that Microsoft is having a "meaningful look" into bringing Office to Linux sometime in 2014, with Office for Android serving as a stepping stone for the port.If the latest rumor is to be believed, Microsoft is apparently having a "meaningful look" into producing a full native port of Office to Linux, with 2014 being a possible launch year. Open source veteran Michael Larabel heard from a source at the Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) about Microsoft's plans, with reason being that Linux is "showing signs of commercial viability on the desktop."Speculation is that Office for Android will serve as a stepping stone for Office on Linux desktop computers, as porting a portion of the software for Google's Linux-based OS will make it a lot easier to bring the full software to Linux. Microsoft already has experience with Linux; they have a department that specializes in maintaining Hyper-V virtualization compatibility, as well as a version of Skype for Linux.Larabel will not be surprised if there are "many doubters" for plans to bring Office to Linux, as it seems like an unlikely target for Microsoft to spend resources on considering the low market share of Linux. However, the guy was right about Valve bringing Steam to Linux, so it remains to be seen if Office will be seen on the platform.View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASIO Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 hmm great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Microsoft you are gate crashing! :spank: Get out of here! Bring your office to cloud and soon you will flop! wahahahaha! :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 IMO, it ain't gonna happen. A lot many corporates (and retail consumers) prefer Windows over Linux because of MS Office. Don't believe for a second that MS is gonna jeopardize that market by allowing Linux to have a free run for them :nono:Maybe the Office team is contemplating that, and why won't they, seeing as their relation with the Windows team is at an all time low :O but the bosses will red flag that IMO :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
software182 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 such a great idea ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 8, 2013 Administrator Share Posted February 8, 2013 IMO, it ain't gonna happen. A lot many corporates (and retail consumers) prefer Windows over Linux because of MS Office. Don't believe for a second that MS is gonna jeopardize that market by allowing Linux to have a free run for them :nono:Maybe the Office team is contemplating that, and why won't they, seeing as their relation with the Windows team is at an all time low :o but the bosses will red flag that IMO :yes:Windows isn't a money maker for Microsoft anymore, Office is (I believe it was Ballmer who said it, don't remember). So I doubt it's a bad idea. All it's going to do is expand their Office business, that means, more moneh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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