'Microsoft: No Office software for Linux (MacCentral via Yahoo! News) Microsoft Corp. is not going to release a version of its Office suite software for open-source rival Linux, although the company is actively studying how Linux works and how it can integrate with the platform, a Microsoft representative said Wednesday.
'Japan PC Software Shipments Up 4 Pct in FY '04 (RedNova) Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Shipments of personal computer software in Japan in fiscal 2004 grew 4 pct from the previous year to 786.2 billion yen, reflecting brisk information technology investment by companies, an industry group said Wednesday.