Microsoft "Windows for Linux"

Anthony Argyriou anthony at alphageo.com
Sun May 13 14:35:11 CDT 2001


"Interconnect" <mark at logichip.com.au> wrote:

>If they released Office for Linux then there is even LESS reason to keep
>buying Windows upgrages. However I have seen MS Office for the Mac. Go
>figure?

Incompatible hardware - you can't put Windows on a powerPC.

Word and Excel (as gui programs) were on the Mac *first*. Microsoft created
Windows to allow people who'd bought PCs and DOS to get a Mac-like
experience without abandoning cheaper hardware.

Anthony Argyriou
Unix _is_ user-friendly. It's just selective about its friends.



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