Hmmm... interesting. Even though I am already running Office 2010 on my Linux Mint desktop using PlayOnLinux (WINE wrapper). No waiting around for me to see if this ever happens.
via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet On Feb 7, 2013 12:29 PM, "Cary Preston" <[email protected]> wrote: > A serious sign of legitimacy? > > Microsoft rumored to be taking a 'meaningful look' at Office for > Linux<http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-office-for-linux-rumor/> > > [image: Microsoft taking a 'meaningful look' at Office for Linux, could > surprise the world in > 2014]<http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-office-for-linux-rumor/> > > Open source obsessive Michael > Larabel<http://www.engadget.com/tag/phoronix/>says he has it on good > authority that Microsoft is considering a native > version of Office for Linux. Specifically, the company is taking a > "meaningful look" at the idea, now that Linux is showing signs of becoming > more of a player in the OS stakes. The information came to Larabel from an > unnamed source during the Free Open-Source Developers' European Meeting > (FOSDEM) in Brussels, and this voice in the shadows apparently also > revealed the port could be ready in 2014. > > Larabel is often > right<http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/steam-for-linux/>about things like > this. But regardless of whether Office for Linux comes to > fruition, the idea of Microsoft even *thinking about* it -- and > potentially giving such oxygen to a (free-of-charge) Windows rival -- may > come as a surprise. When someone alluded to this on Twitter, Larabel > replied that he wouldn't be surprised if there are "many doubters" but > challenged them to "wait and see." He points out that Microsoft has offered > "unlikely sponsorship" to Linux projects in the past, albeit on a > relatively small scale, and that the rumored Office for > Android<http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/07/office-for-android-ios-purportedly-caught-in-screenshots/>may > also function as a stepping stone. Still, there'll need to be a few > more meetings in underground parking lots before we're totally convinced. > > Filed under: Desktops <http://www.engadget.com/category/desktops/>, > Software <http://www.engadget.com/category/software/>, > Microsoft<http://www.engadget.com/category/microsoft/> > > *Comments<http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-office-for-linux-rumor/#comments> > * > > *Source:* > Phoronix<http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI5MzU>, > Michael Larabel > (Twitter)<https://mobile.twitter.com/michaellarabel/status/298830932943724545> > > > Source: > http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-office-for-linux-rumor/ > > (via Mr. Reader <http://www.curioustimes.de/mrreader>) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
