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How did it get this way? A million years ago we had Microsoft Office, PerfectOffice, Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Symphony (which became one of the free suites), an
by bluedino 11mo ago
How did it get this way?
A million years ago we had Microsoft Office, PerfectOffice, Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Symphony (which became one of the free suites), and others I can't remember.
Then we had a bunch of Java and web versions built of various office appplications.
It would be a massive undertaking to create a new office suite from scratch.
- wvenable 11mo agoAs much as everyone complains about Microsoft Office the historic alternatives were all much worse and eventually all collapsed under their own weight. Companies that had a successful niche, like Lotus, failed to keep up.
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- simonjgreen 11mo agoIt’s the horizontal integration across Entra, not the Office experience, that is the lock in
- pantulis 11mo agoThis! It’s of course a lock in, but a very important feature for governance, nonetheless.