SuSE Linux will run Microsoft Office

PizzaFace writes "SuSE Linux is developing a desktop Linux distribution that will allow Windows users to continue using (some of) their Windows applications, including Microsoft Office. The SuSE Linux Office Desktop will be available for $129 in January, and will include Acronis OS Selector for disk partitioning during installation and Codeweavers CrossOver Office for Windows API emulation."

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so does this mean..

[Anonymous Coward]

... no freely downloaded SuSE ISOs?

LINUX

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux is not useful xcept running windows software

Re:Interresting problem for Microsoft...

[Anonymous Coward]

Holy shit! Users of Windows 3.11 aren't able to use the latest version of Office! Holy fuck, Microsoft is forcing upgrades!!

why?

[tps12]

I guess I'm glad that something like this is available (rather than it not being available), but I have to wonder what the point of it is. The Open Source development model results in software that is provably superior to proprietary solutions (see Edgar Raymond's excellent essay, The Cathedral and the Bizarre for more info). This is why KOffice and GNOME Office are so great, despite their small development teams and short development cycles. So why would anyone even want to run M$ Office on a Linux workstation? No thanks, I'll stick to what works: AbiWord, Gnumeric, and Tux Racer!!