The rumors just won't die: Someone, somewhere is working on porting Microsoft Office to Linux. This week's version making the rounds online: IBM Corp. is extending its Linux commitment with a Linux version of the productivity suite.
On Thursday, however, Microsoft Corp. poured cold water on the reports. "Microsoft has no plans to work with IBM on porting Microsoft Office to Linux," a Microsoft spokeswoman told eWEEK.com. As for porting Office to Linux in general, she said, "It's not happening."
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