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		darksaints on Feb 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft looking to release Office for Linux in 2... And with that, I no longer have any use for Windows. This is awesome, even if I can't understand why they would want to do such a thing.

sliverstorm on Feb 7, 2013 [–]

Preemptive crippling strike against Open Office and company?

To my knowledge, Office is one of their main profit centers, to the point of Windows being a deliver platform for Office. So, I could see cannibalizing some Windows sales to boost Office.

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