> Are we doing students a disservice by sending them out into the world without proficiency or even familiarity with Office? No. As long as you understand how

> Are we doing students a disservice by sending them out into the world without proficiency or even familiarity with Office? No. As long as you understand how a spreadsheet works, and how to use some sort of Word clone, it's trivial to learn the specifics of Microsoft Office. On the other hand, we are doing the world a service by promoting tools that are more readily available, and less proprietary. It would, however, be more helpful to replace Google Docs with free software like LibreOffice.