Office on Linux? Microsoft says it's "not happening".
Microsoft Office on Linux rumors are constantly popping up on the Net. There's been a new one circulating over the past week or so suggesting that IBM would be driving such a project to support their ever-increasing affection for the penguin.
Not so, says Microsoft. And it's not going to happen. eWeek has this report:
Microsoft: No MS Office for Linux
Microsoft: No MS Office for Linux
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
February 19, 2004
The rumors just won't die: Someone, somewhere is working on porting Microsoft Office to Linux. This week's version making the rounds online: IBM Corp. is extending its Linux commitment with a Linux version of the productivity suite.
On Thursday, however, Microsoft Corp. poured cold water on the reports. "Microsoft has no plans to work with IBM on porting Microsoft Office to Linux," a Microsoft spokeswoman told eWEEK.com. As for porting Office to Linux in general, she said, "It's not happening."