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Stuart Cohen Predicts Office for Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the clippy-and-tux-sitting-in-a-tree dept.

wysiwia writes "Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL, said during an interview with vnunet.com at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco that it's 'inevitable' that Microsoft will release a version of Office to run on Linux within the 'next couple of years'. But when one reads the OSDL survey about the 'Top inhibitors of Linux desktop adoption' this 'next couple of years' might mean quite a long time. This leads to the question, has Stuart Cohen read his own survey and how does he overcome these inhibitors so MS really will think about MSOffice for Linux." I think the bigger question is 'In reality, how likely is Office for Linux?' I'm not sure that I agree with his assumption.

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  1. Anger Management by szrachen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, sometimes I'll be reading a document and I'll just want to rip it up and set it on fire. Can I do THAT in Office or OpenOffice.org?

  2. Obviously by Orange+Crush · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Office for Linux" will no doubt be released immediately following Microsoft's long anticipated version of "Wings for Pigs."