"Is Office even necessary anymore?" Can't speak for OP but for many people, yes, it is. My sister works in arts admin. Dealings with funders are done using Wor

"Is Office even necessary anymore?" Can't speak for OP but for many people, yes, it is. My sister works in arts admin. Dealings with funders are done using Word files with macros and protected areas. Works ok on Mac Word (they use Apple at work) but not with Open/LibreOffice. When I set up an old thinkpad for my sister to use at home, I suggested Ubuntu and got an earful. So an OEM copy of Windows 7 and she got a licensed Office 2010 under her employer's licence agreement. Also William Gibson... "Word is, I'm told, horrid, but it talks to publishers, which is really all I use it for." http://william.gibson.usesthis.com/ http://william.gibson.usesthis.com/ I really hope the UK government can stick to this... https://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2012/11/01/the-uks-new-open-standards-policy/ https://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/2012/11/01/the-uks-new-open-s... (It was posted to HN some days ago)