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They can have my MS Word and Excel 2010 install binaries when they pry them from my cold, dead hard drive. I've been using them for 15 years and so far have no
by kmoser 2y ago
They can have my MS Word and Excel 2010 install binaries when they pry them from my cold, dead hard drive. I've been using them for 15 years and so far have no need to pay a penny more for what is essentially the same thing, only with more bloat and less control.
- Narishma 2y agoSame, except it's Word and Excel 97. I run them in an NT4 VM and the whole thing still starts faster than newer versions.
- Karellen 2y agoIs there a 2010-era feature you're relying on that LibreOffice doesn't have yet? When was the last security update for MS Office 2010? Wikipedia reckons sometime in late 2020. It might be worth looking at alternatives if you ever open potentially untrusted documents - maybe ones that appear to have been sent by people you know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Support_policies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office#Support_polic...
- kmoser 2y agoI'm not relying on anything in particular my current versions of Excel and Word. I'm just sticking with them through sheer inertia. By default they don't allow macros (or editing/saving) documents downloaded from the Internet, which means I have to enable editing on documents I download. The few times a year I get a document from an untrusted source and don't want to open it on my computer, I open it with Google Docs. If I'm ever forced to upgrade, I'll likely go with LibreOffice. But so far it ain't broke.