Comments on: How Microsoft Can Embrace Linux http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/how_microsoft_can_embrace_linux/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: milbertus http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/how_microsoft_can_embrace_linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 milbertus Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:03:51 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=592#comment-2989 I don't think that MS will sell a Linux version of Office until Linux is viewed as more than an OS for geeks. Take the typical Linux user - would they buy an MS product? I doubt it. If doing this would make MS more money, you can bet that they'd do it. In the shortterm, I just don't see how it could make them money. I don’t think that MS will sell a Linux version of Office until Linux is viewed as more than an OS for geeks. Take the typical Linux user – would they buy an MS product? I doubt it.

If doing this would make MS more money, you can bet that they’d do it. In the shortterm, I just don’t see how it could make them money.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.forevergeek.com/2004/07/how_microsoft_can_embrace_linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Sunny Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:00:33 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=592#comment-2988 Scrivs, I think you are right. Microsoft values Windows very much and will shy away from losing ground. At the end of the day however, Microsoft will sell a Linux edition if the market conditions justify such an overture. Hey if the Mac division at Microsoft is worth the expenditure (and it is profitable and churns out quality products) then a Linux division would probably be justifiable albeit mostly for business customers. Microsoft will be lukewarm in this regard for sure, but I am sure they will consider it. As for a stripped down version as this fellow suggests, just proves that he really needs to check his assertions. How can a commercial, stripped down version compete with full-fledged suites that are free? Scrivs,

I think you are right. Microsoft values Windows very much and will shy away from losing ground.

At the end of the day however, Microsoft will sell a Linux edition if the market conditions justify such an overture. Hey if the Mac division at Microsoft is worth the expenditure (and it is profitable and churns out quality products) then a Linux division would probably be justifiable albeit mostly for business customers. Microsoft will be lukewarm in this regard for sure, but I am sure they will consider it.

As for a stripped down version as this fellow suggests, just proves that he really needs to check his assertions. How can a commercial, stripped down version compete with full-fledged suites that are free?

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