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I think there were so may more reasons. But what I see is all internal apps moving to be web based. 5 more years and Office is really going to be the last thing
by cm2187 8y ago
I think there were so may more reasons. But what I see is all internal apps moving to be web based. 5 more years and Office is really going to be the last thing tying up corporates to Windows.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoCall me when Linux has anything that works as well as AD.
- scarface74 8y agoYou just need a server running AD. Third party and browser SSO with AD is a solved problem.
- yellowapple 8y agoIt does; it's called AD. :) The actual problem is the lack of Group Policy support (or even a viable equivalent - preferably one that's cross-platform).
- merb 8y agoFreeIPA?!
- scarface74 8y agoLinux as it exists today on the desktop is still a headache. If anything, if office were ported to Chrome OS, that would be a real alternative.
- tracker1 8y agoo365's web interface is pretty much what you're asking for. It's a rent based model, but so are the desktop apps at this point (mostly). It wouldn't really surprise me to see an electron wrapper around o365 UI for a future release to unify the applications more. The only part of "Office" I really even use though is Outlook (at work), and it's pretty good at the job it does.
- petecox 8y agoOffice already runs on Chromebooks via Google Play within the Android container [0]. Is it then worth MS' time and energy to port the browser interface as a Chrome OS 'native' app? [0] https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-to-install-and-run-microsoft-office-on-a-chromebook-32f14a23-2c1a-4579-b973-d4b1d78561ad https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-to-install-and-...