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Still waiting for the non-web Office on Linux. Call me back when that happens.

by SSLy 6y ago

actuator 6y ago
That is a silly measure. Companies make products if they think there is good profit to be made there. Look at games. Civ wasn't released on Linux till Civ 5, that too because of Steam OS, four years after the Windows version came out. Apple released Safari for Windows but never bothered with Linux.
jug 6y ago
I think the traditional "desktop Office" is going away completely, even on Windows. They're building a new Fluent UI for React Native library and it's designed to work across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. Microsoft Design has blogged [1] about it being the future for the Microsoft 365 initiative (of which Office 365 is a subset). They've also sunset the "Online" branding for Office Online. It's now simply "Office". [2] I think they're intentionally blurring the lines here to eventually have everything converge. And save many, many development hours while at it. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Windows Office" will become something hosted in their new WebView2 control (Chromium-based Edge renderer). [1] https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-the-next-generation-of-microsoft-365-experiences-8b24809faf06 https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-th... [2] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-office-online-is-now-simply-office/ba-p/760207 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-...
- unnouinceput 6y ago
  It will never go away. Unless vendors will create a CPU that runs natively web, you'll always have "desktop Office". It's just that performance cannot be matched by web apps.
CrankyBear 6y ago
Teams is already there, Microsoft is bringing the others over, and you can do it today with: https://github.com/sirredbeard/unofficial-webapp-office https://github.com/sirredbeard/unofficial-webapp-office

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Still waiting for the non-web Office on Linux. Call me back when that happens.

by SSLy 6y ago

Still waiting for the non-web Office on Linux. Call me back when that happens.

actuator 6y ago
That is a silly measure. Companies make products if they think there is good profit to be made there. Look at games. Civ wasn't released on Linux till Civ 5, that too because of Steam OS, four years after the Windows version came out. Apple released Safari for Windows but never bothered with Linux.
jug 6y ago
I think the traditional "desktop Office" is going away completely, even on Windows. They're building a new Fluent UI for React Native library and it's designed to work across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. Microsoft Design has blogged [1] about it being the future for the Microsoft 365 initiative (of which Office 365 is a subset). They've also sunset the "Online" branding for Office Online. It's now simply "Office". [2] I think they're intentionally blurring the lines here to eventually have everything converge. And save many, many development hours while at it. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Windows Office" will become something hosted in their new WebView2 control (Chromium-based Edge renderer). [1] https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-the-next-generation-of-microsoft-365-experiences-8b24809faf06 https://medium.com/microsoft-design/how-fluent-ui-unlocks-th... [2] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-office-online-is-now-simply-office/ba-p/760207 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/office-apps-blog/why-...
- unnouinceput 6y ago
  It will never go away. Unless vendors will create a CPU that runs natively web, you'll always have "desktop Office". It's just that performance cannot be matched by web apps.
CrankyBear 6y ago
Teams is already there, Microsoft is bringing the others over, and you can do it today with: https://github.com/sirredbeard/unofficial-webapp-office https://github.com/sirredbeard/unofficial-webapp-office