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

["BD" <bd@mail.lemoyne-owen.edu>]

Paul:

I have no doubt that if Microsquishy could, they would love to chuck their
legacy OS.  Of course, then they'd have to admit what we have all known for
years--Windows is simply unacceptable.  You can't find a bigger resource
whore...

-Bill

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>From: "Paul Hocker" <phocker@visi.com>
>To: <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
>Subject: Re: [TCLUG:4711] Rumors of MS Office port to linux (why kid around???)
>Date: Sat, Mar 13, 1999, 9:06 AM
>

> 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.
>>>--
>>>Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>       | Phone : (612)943-8700
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