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From: Dan Espen
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:47
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:47
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Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes: > On 2018-04-22, John Levine <jo...@taugh.com> wrote: >> In article <6g2tqe-i3i.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> you write: >>>> Microsoft doesn't care what processors people use. There are versions >>>> of Windows for all sorts of chips and of Office for all sorts of >>>> operating systems. >>> >>>Ah, yes? Care to say where can we download Office for Linux? >> >> Microsoft are not idiots. If they thought there was a market for >> Office on linux they would port it to linux. > > No need. I interoperated with an office full of MS weenies for years > using LibreOffice and no-one ever noticed. Same here. If I ever absolutely needed Office, I suppose I would have tried this: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/12/crossover-17-linux -- Dan Espen
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