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Re: [TCLUG:4711] Rumors of MS Office port to linux (why kid around???)



I wouldn't get your hopes up too high on a VB port. They would probably have
to REWRITE the whole thing from scratch. Maybe they should do that anyways,
and while their at it, why don't they re-write their OS (hehe)

paul.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vince Platt <Vince.Platt@Born.com>
To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:4711] Rumors of MS Office port to linux (why kid
around???)


>No matter what you may think of Microsoft, I give them credit for thinking
>ahead.  An Office for Linux release would give them relief on the
>anti-competitive OS front and ensure a continued monopoly of Office (yes,
>paradox does abound).  Now, if they just did the same thing for VB, I'd be
>in hog heaven for my employment purposes.
>
>Of course, the whole effort would summarily bulldoze quite a lot of
GPL-like
>sentiment before it got a chance to build to critical mass, but from their
>point of view that would be a good thing.
>
>>From the pro-Linux point of view, this rumor is a *VERY* bad thing and a
>*VERY* good thing.  Bad because it would ensure the indefinite continuation
>of Microsoft into the next generation of OS'es.  Good because Linux would
>take off like a greased pig now that everyone could continue to use their
>beloved Office on Linux (which is about all that holds back a good number
of
>people).
>
>BTW - Anyone thinking that Microsoft couldn't successfully pull off an
>Office port would do well to remember that they did port IE to several
>platforms.  Granted, it didn't become best of breed on those platforms, but
>just getting there was the goal, they reserved the effort for best of breed
>for the Windows version.  (Whether they succeeded or not is not something
>I'll broach.)  They've proven they have the wherewithal to do this.
>
>Ultimately, I don't know what to think about it.  Should they announce
>anything though, I'll be watching the battle with a big grin and a sweaty
>fistful of each side's stock (providing VA Research and/or Red Hat
cooperate
>with that plan).  :+)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>
>To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
>Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 12:11 AM
>Subject: Re: [TCLUG:4711] Rumors of MS Office port to linux (you got to be
>kidding)
>
>
>>Quoting Serge M. Egelman (serge@egel2.med.umn.edu):
>>> Well this would make sense since Microsoft's main competition in terms
of
>>> Office Suites is Corel (which has already ported to linux).  However, I
>>> would think this is rather sutpid of them with the whole anti-trust
trial
>>> going on right now.  Also, most people who use linux aren't particularly
>>> thrilled with MS products to begin with (well I'm not anyway).
>>
>>I am not fond of MS products myself, but from a business perspective,
>>I'd be able to put a whole lot more of Linux out there if Office ran
>>on it.
>>--
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