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Germany has an interesting history with Open/LibreOffice. Multiple attempts that ended up going back to Windows, but with fresh attempts that are ongoing: http

• KronisLV 2y ago
  There have been some similar attempts over the years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#Mass_deployments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#Mass_deployments Some larger than others, some attempts at having more negotiating power, others as a cost cutting measure, others yet as just exploration of what's doable. I'd say that LibreOffice is fine for my needs - not great in all respects, but functional. I don't even have MS Office or use Google Docs on any of my devices right now.
  • wvh 2y ago
    Maybe we're beyond native software for things like Office suites already. I can see the benefit for always-online multi-user applications that combine text editing with project planning, wiki-like functionality, documentation base and whatnot. Few write office documents to just have them sit on the local hard drive. The few times I need to use LibreOffice, it's just to export as PDF and send somewhere. That doesn't seem to be the workflow of the future.