<p>There's a story going around that Microsoft might be porting Office to Linux. If you believe this story, I have a wonderful, lightly used bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you for a mere million dollars cash.You can run MS-Office on Linux today with WINE or Crossover, but running it natively on Linux is a pipe-dream. (Credit: WINE)</p><p>Is this technically possible? Sure. In fact, you can run Microsoft Office on Linux today by using WINE or its commercial big brother, CodeWeavers' Crossover Linux. I've done it myself. WINE and Crossover runs Office, and other Windows applications, on Linux by providing an implementation of the Windows API (application programming interface) on top of Linux.</p><p>What people are talking about is running Office natively on Linux. That too is technically possible. There's just one problem: I can't imagine for an instant that Microsoft would bother doing it.</p><p>Sure, Microsoft actually ships a desktop Linux program now, Skype. And, yes, on the server side, Microsoft supports Linux on its Azure cloud and on its Hyper-V virtualization system. Indeed, believe it or not, Microsoft has been a top five Linux contributor in recent years. But, does Microsoft have any significant interest in supporting its most important end-user software natively on Linux? No, no it doesn't.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-office-is-not-coming-to-linux-7000011151/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_22552069/buy-or-rent-new-microsoft-office">Buy or rent the new Microsoft Office?</a> (Denver Post)</p><p><a href="http://www.itworld.com/consumerization-it/341690/learn-microsoft-office-tips-and-tricks-these-quick-start-guides">Learn Microsoft Office tips and tricks with these Quick Start Guides</a> (ITworld.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/morning_call/2013/02/microsoft-office-buy-it-or-rent-it.html">Microsoft Office: Buy it or rent it?</a> (Denver Business Journal (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHUuEqjPBfUvX6ME5XGb6Jk3b6qoM&ned=us">18 additional articles.</a></p>