[LA Shorts] Would Microsoft really bring Office to Linux?

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Would Microsoft really bring Office to Linux?

Katherine Noyes@noyesk

• Feb 8, 2013 12:29 PM
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There's been a rumor floating around over the past few days that Microsoft is considering making a Linux version of its Office productivity software.

It's definitely no more than a rumor at this point, originating as it apparently did in the report of a single writer based on hearsay at the Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) in Brussels last weekend.

“I was informed that Microsoft is having a 'meaningful look' at a full Linux port of Office thanks to Linux showing signs of commercial viability on the desktop,” wrote Michael Larabel in a Tuesday post on Phoronix, a Linux-focused news site, citing an unnamed source.

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