Office may be the best-selling office suite on the planet, but that doesn't mean it's the best-performing suite.
Microsoft Australia today said it would not directly support customers running Office XP on Linux using porting applications such as CodeWeaver's CrossOver Office package.
When Microsoft releases Office XP in a few months, the company will face off against its two toughest competitors: software pirates and, well, Microsoft.
Microsoft began shipping Office XP, probably the most important product the software giant will ship this year, but persuading businesses to upgrade may be difficult.
There are few Office XP beta sites in Australia. However, Microsoft's stated priority is to be its first and best customer of its own software and in its own words "eat its own dog food". Indeed, the company claims that over 20,000 Microsoft employees are currently running Office XP and relying on it every day.
Office may be the best-selling office suite on the planet, but that doesn't mean it's the best-performing suite.
A new product lets you run some Microsoft Office apps on a Linux PC. That may not sound like a lot, but for most of us, it's a pretty good start.
Microsoft has set an October 22 Australian release date and announced US pricing for the next version of its Office software package.
The next version of Microsoft Office is due in the next year or so. If you were product manager for the industry-standard office suite, what would you add? What would you get rid of? What would you fix?
Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed,,"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity market,"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?
It seems like a simple enough idea to let you put Web-like hyperlinks into your Office documents. Simple, we wish... We've seen more panicked messages about hyperlinks as time goes by.
It's certainly slicker looking, but is there more to the newest version of Office than just a pretty face? Here's our in-depth look at what's new and what's not.
Microsoft hits the mark with Office XP, a substantial improvement to Office 2000. Check out our early take on the software.
While details on the newest version of Microsoft Office are still sketchy, we got a good first look at what to expect from Microsoft's most popular application package.
Look for Microsoft Office XP to hit the market in late June early July, bringing with it Internet-based services that simplify workgroup collaboration. A new workflow process for managing revisions is easier than in previous versions.
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