Comment Back up here ... (Score 1) 479
"Most people don't seem to understand that "native-mode" OSX isn't necessarily Unix compatible. Macs have had their own GUI toolbox for a long time, and I would assume that if Office does show for OSX, that it would [not] be an easy port to other Unicies."
What??? OSX is BSD Unix. It uses the Aqua GUI. What you are implying is that if a Unix distro does NOT use X11 then it is not Unix compatible. Therefore equating X11 to Unix compatibility - not to X11 compatibility.
What M$ most likely did was make a Carbonized version of Office - not a Cocoa version. Considering that you can run Office vX still under Mac OS9 this make the most sense. Therefore it is NOT a port to Unix but a port to Carbon.
What??? OSX is BSD Unix. It uses the Aqua GUI. What you are implying is that if a Unix distro does NOT use X11 then it is not Unix compatible. Therefore equating X11 to Unix compatibility - not to X11 compatibility.
What M$ most likely did was make a Carbonized version of Office - not a Cocoa version. Considering that you can run Office vX still under Mac OS9 this make the most sense. Therefore it is NOT a port to Unix but a port to Carbon.
