Office 2010

[Chadley Wilson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Nils Kassube
> Sent: 30 August 2010 11:49 AM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: Office 2010
>
> Chadley Wilson wrote:
> > Potentially dangerous question for the list!
>
> I don't think so.
>
> > So how can I run Office 2010 in my Ubuntu?
> > Wine or some better emulator?
> >
> > I need .Net framework in order for it to install ;(
>
> I have no idea if it would run with wine, but I think it should work in a virtual
> machine like virtualbox, which is in the Ubuntu repositories.
> You would still need Windows though.
>
> > PS:
> > I know all the open source fanatics are going to jump in on this one,
> > and even if I say my reasons are none of your business, you guys will
> > still want to fight. So the reason why I want Office 2010, is because
> > open office advanced formulas are not compatible with MS office, and
> > visa versa... Open Office lacks modern means of navigation and
> > interface, and I hate getting a pop up window every time I delete a
> > value in a cell. Basically for me, Open office still looks like Office
> > 97. It totally blows. As new as the underlying code may be, the
> > interface sucks. So even though the MS OS sucks and lacks decent
> > desktop effects, their office package is awesome.
>
> Well, if you want to rant about OOo, this is the wrong place because the OOo
> developers are probably not found on this list.
>
>
> Nils

[>] Thanks Nils,

No rant... Just want to take on a new challenge... and see if it can be done...
I will give virtualbox a go...

Thanks


Chadley Wilson | Engineer
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