I like using LibreOffice instead. Open source is always the way to go.
Are you kidding? LibreOffice just doubled their prices
I ALWAYS pirate libreoffice. it’s not worth filling the coffers of the billionaires.
Again?? Smh my head
I have the free version.
Edit: wait a minute, I just did a Google search and it said libre office is still free. Are you trolling or joking, lol?
It sounds like you might be pirating it. Go ahead and fax the creators $100 for a home license. Dont forget to shred the money after faxing and take a video for proof.
No a quick Google search says it’s free directly from their Website.
Cant trust Google anymore, try ChatGPT
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same here
OpenOffice is another open source alternative that looks a bit more like Microsoft Office suite, and I think it also supports more file extensions than libreoffice(?)
LO is a fork of OO after there was a spat (it’s been like, at least 15y now); LO is the successor, most have migrated long ago
Weird, I found OO was a better and more modern experience than LO.
I’m guessing they’re talking about Open Office, while you’re comparing to Only Office.
I’m starting to think open source may not win the “great job naming things” trophy, this year, either.
I currently have both and Libre is better. IMO. It depends on what you use it for.
Libre office is the successor to Open office.
You might be thinking of OnlyOffice…?
Yeah, I think you’re right.
This is for commercial users, so if your company mandates MS Office, none of the free alternatives are much use.
On the plus side, the prices don’t really matter to those end users, so anyone outside procurement won’t notice any difference.Raising home user prices would lead to a lot more backlash, but I wouldn’t put it past MS to try it anyway. They just can’t seem to get out of their own way.
Not directly, but it still does matter to me. I’d rather my CEO buy a new car instead of giving even more money to Microsoft, as weird as that sounds.
The real problem is that it makes it even more appealing for C-suiters to cut costs – and C-suiters usually choose to reduce licence counts (read: firing people) instead of migrating away from Microsoft.
CEO still gets his new car, Microsoft still gets their check, … it’s you, sir, who gets a 2% raise instead of a 7% raise. So you’re paid less value the following year, against inflation, which is what helps make up the difference.
You guys are getting raises?
I’d rather have the CEO buy me a new car, but y’know, perspectives and all that. I’m just working my ass off for a 1b 1ba and a used Toyota Yaris, so really they deserve a new Jaguar this week.
Costs get passed to consumers.
What’s that? Microsoft encouraged people to use Open Source Office Suites? Hmm.
nahhh, the people that would have already changed.
If open source companies cared enough about marketing, I bet the dominoes would fall.
Oh yes, they are missing on so much money…
Wait, they charge extra for Teams? I honestly don’t even know what plan I’ve got at work. It obviously has Teams, but other than that and Outlook I barely touch any of the other applications.
They didn’t originally, but at least in Europe they started getting some “monopolistic” threats and started to split it up. I’m not sure if they split them for all countries/markets and am too lazy to look it up right now.
Is this just becoming c/news?
What are they going to do? Buy servers!?
Board room erupts in laughter
And just like that, most businesses went back to pens and papers and other stationery products.
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