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The risk of not being compatible with XYZ Word/Excel/Powerpoint feature is too great. Do you really want your employees to not be able to open the client's docu
by explaininjs 3y ago
The risk of not being compatible with XYZ Word/Excel/Powerpoint feature is too great. Do you really want your employees to not be able to open the client's document because you cheaped out on your productivity suite? Or, conversely, your prospective customer to not be able to open your proposal because of the same?
Alternatives did exist, who remembers Lotus Notes, Word Perfect, Open Office, Apple Pages, ..., but to use them today would be akin to deploying a new fangled AI web app as a Flash application.
- Closi 3y agoThe other thing to mention is that the Microsoft products are really pretty good and for most businesses really pretty cheap. You can get a 365 licence (Teams, OneDrive/Sharepoint, Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook & hosted exchange) for $12.50/month. It's only really Google that's competing at this price point (Broadly both their 'standard' packages are approx. the same price). Plus I've not come across a product that's better than being Excel than Excel is (and your analyst and finance teams will hate you if you take Excel away!).