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> The business model is just screaming that GPL'd LibreOffice is toast. Only if Word formats remain dominant. There might be hope with the EU moving off Word t
by eikenberry 1y ago
> The business model is just screaming that GPL'd LibreOffice is toast.
Only if Word formats remain dominant. There might be hope with the EU moving off Word that an alternative, real standard might take root.
- tsimionescu 1y agoThe document formats are largely irrelevant. The problem is the editor itself, and its enormous complexity.
- fsflover 1y agoHow is the complexity relevant? LibreOffice already provides 99% of needed tools for most users, except a possibility to reliably read proprietary Word formats.
- relistan 1y agoAs AI tools become more dominant, businesses are going to want their documents to be fully read by their AI in whatever format they are in. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a fight over all of this brewing in the next couple of years.