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I’ve used Linux for 20+ years (on servers) and have never been satisfied enough to switch to it for my desktop PC. This move would make me seriously consider a
by donmcronald 2y ago
I’ve used Linux for 20+ years (on servers) and have never been satisfied enough to switch to it for my desktop PC. This move would make me seriously consider a switch for my work PC if we weren’t so dependent on Office.
My advice to young people would be to (try to) build your businesses with as little dependence on Microsoft as possible because everything is commingled to the point that switching is nearly impossible once you’re trapped.
- 2cynykyl 2y agoSo this! Office is literally the only thing keeping me on windows at this point. And its not as simple as "just use X". There is a lot friction keeping me from switching, a main one being that all my colleagues and collaborators use ut.
- happymellon 2y agoOffice online solved this issue for me. The free version works great.
- tracker1 2y agoIt's definitely pretty decent for most things... I switched my personal desktop a couple years ago, when ads in the start menu on insiders first appeared. Haven't really looked back. I'd prefer to use it for work.
- hyperman1 2y agoMSTeams and outlook work perfectly online. I use libreoffice, mostly calc and writer as excel and word replacement, but must admit there is not much VBA to deal with.Nobody complained yet that a document was mangled - a huge difference compared with older libreoffice. Teams also includes office components too, but I've ignored them for 2 years now. The one remaining nasty is msaccess. I mostly manage to avoid it, but use a terminal server if I really can't avoid it for 1 last 'application'.
- javcasas 2y agoMSteams works better online where they can only hog the resources a browser is willing to give them.