| MS Office for Linux? Not quite -- but close! [ZDNet AnchorDesk] |
Apr. 09, 2002
David Coursey of ZDNet's AnchorDesk comments on CodeWeavers' recently introduced CrossOver Office product, and its potential to aid the Linux desktop. Note the statement regarding Office XP being restricted to use on Microsoft's own operating systems (can that possibly be legal?). Coursey writes . . .
"Given my antipathy toward Linux as a desktop operating system, I'm nevertheless pleased to find a new product that lets you run Microsoft Office -- at least some versions -- on top of the alternative OS . . ."
"It's unclear at this point whether CrossOver Office will be able to support Office XP. On my radio program, CodeWeavers's Aric Stewart said a clause in the Office XP End-User License Agreement, which stipulates that Office XP be used only on top of a Microsoft operating system, could throw a hitch into those plans . . ."
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