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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linux continues to make gains in the server area, but broader acceptance for use on the desktop has long been held back by a lack of business productivity applications. ThinkFree hopes to change that ...

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 ...

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 ...