Linux is not the same as Windows. The operating system is operated and configured differently than Windows and Windows programs cannot be started directly. With the help of virtualization or Wine, ...

Microsoft is not going to release a version of its Office suite software for open-source rival Linux, although the company is actively studying how Linux works and how it can integrate with the ...

Linux has plenty of office suites to choose from. You'll find both open-source and proprietary options. Most of these are free to install and use. I've used Linux for ...

Linux distributor SuSE is hoping to attract desktop users to its operating system with a new edition of its software, which allows it to run Microsoft Office and other Windows applications. In January ...

IBM reportedly is working with Microsoft to port the Redmond, Washington-based company’s popular Office desktop software to the Linux platform, which IBM has wholeheartedly endorsed and leveraged to ...

Microsoft has no plans to tweak its Office productivity suite for Linux anytime soon, despite the growing popularity of open source on the desktop, according to a company executive. Speaking at the ...

Microsoft has rejected porting its Office productivity suite to Linux anytime soon, despite the growing popularity of open source on the desktop. Speaking at the LinuxWorld conference in London on ...