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Not completely true, some people ( like me ) are done with Microsoft and their new core business, i tried WPS Office and it can not compete with Libre Office, Libre Office is still the best non Microsoft Office suite out there. When it has so many downloads, this must mean something. Word spread fast if something is not really good , so the downloads will drop. I am a happy Linux ( Fedora ) user, who only has to use Microsoft Windows for work, i am still trying to convince my company to let me use Linux since i can do everything for work also on Linux. But the mainstream companies have only eyes for the things they know ( Windows ).
High downloads in week one are driven by media hype and existing loyal fans hitting the update button. The chain is simple: A news article drops→ curious users and loyalists download the update→ they test it out→ they either keep it or uninstall it when they hit a formatting wall. First week downloads measure curiosity and updates, not longterm satisfaction.
Volume Licensing.
Thanks, it really looks great ! Thanks for the tip !
Companies don’t just blindly sign million dollar volume licensing agreements with Microsoft out of habit. IT directors sign them because they need guaranteed enterprise support, flawless macro compatibility, and zero friction when sharing complex files with external clients. But the key detail here is that volume licenses aren't permanent they usually run for about 3 years.
No free alternative for MS Office if the work is more than taking notes.@Sunshine-boy I don't understand what you mean. You first talked about WPS Office, then about Microsoft Office. Did you mean that Microsoft Office isn't comparable, or that LibreOffice isn't good and there are other better free alternatives?
And uninstalled again, it's Russian.
I thought it was from Riga, Latvia, not Russia. They are complely different countries and Latvia is in the EU.
Unfortunately, WPS remains the most peformant of the free alternatives, but I do not like its behavior of inserting entries in explorer context menu and trying to change default app for files without consent.IMHO, I don't find OnlyOffice very good, for me its glitchy, looks good though, the best I've found & its not free is Softmaker NX, I much prefer it to 365, though in all honestly in a work environment 365 is the best esp if you share docs with others - I really don't like 365's insistence on using (Its own) cloud & its like platting wind to change things, way over the top for my needs & complex beyond what I need, Softmaker NX gives me a very good compromise, its paid but its worth it, I tried LibreOffice yesterday (again) out of interest after reading this thread, it really is horrible, & for me unusable, there is an ongoing bug that asks for printer connection when opening old folder & the GUI looks like from an other age, it free but again in my opinion it really is dreadful with huge bells on, never again, seems these days with the complexity of Office files you have to pay?
Some years ago, I sent a friend of mine my CV, which was edited by me in LibreOffice. After sending it to him he replied, bro your CV is f****d and sent me a screenshot which showed how things were out of place and all messed up.
Does it still have ads??
It has but as I block avastui.exe to stop pop ups, I do the same for all its components; no ads at all.
A friend last week has a new PC, & wanted a way around 365 as its to much for him & we tried alternatives, OnlyOffice really messed up the formatting of a main letterhead made with Word, he really needs, NX did it OK, I may share my license with him as he is a good friend & related, or maybe an older version of MS Office?? Further experimentation when he comes back from holiday.
But things are changing and it is MS's fault by moving towards cloud MS365, it is an additional network cost and risk, unlike an offline Office.
