Indeed and that's why I think (for them) it is best to keep it Windows only. The money for Office is in the enterprise. And there you want to use Office to keep customers moving from Windows X to Windows Y every so many years. And buying Exchange and Sharepoint etc., and running stuff on Windows Server because they are comfortable with the ecosystem. Why level the playing field? And who does that much actual office work on the tablet? There one can deliver a smaller 'office' without losing much…
P. On Feb 06, 2013, at 11:06, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > > For Microsoft Office is now a bigger cash cow than Windows, and with > tablets/smartphones eating PCs for lunch plus Google Docs now stable and > growing, M$FT has to follow the money for its office franchise hence the push > for Office 365 (browser based) and Linux. > > Its just about the Office money … not Linux love. Remember since Hyper-V > support is built into the Linux Kernel (with Microsoft support) plus Mono for > .NET this may be easier than a complete rewrite. > > A proper case of adapt or die > > Stephen > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Paul Bagyenda > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 10:54 AM > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front! > > I think hell must freeze over first. Can't imagine why they'd want to even > the playing field by letting out Office for Linux. Doesn't seem to rhyme with > how they operate. What with this > http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/us-dell-buyout-idUSBRE9140NF20130206 > being reported. > On Feb 05, 2013, at 22:03, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > They should embrace torrents first. > > On Feb 5, 2013 9:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: > It is about time m$ cared more about product than ecosystem. > This was inevitable. The new familiar but now touch friendly office will make > a nice addition to android though linux desktop versions are another story. > They need to first embrace OSS and not just use it. > > On Feb 5, 2013 9:54 PM, "Simon Vass" <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI5MzU > > -- > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 > Email: [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way.
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