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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by TAForObvReasons on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:00AM (#20642224)
I don't know why this comment was downvoted. The core Microsoft software, like Office, from 20 years ago still work today. The data is still retrievable today. In contrast, the recent wave of SaaS with poor data portability and various services shutting down represents a massive step backwards.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by darkwater on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:55AM (#20642409)
Maybe because half of HN audience is trying to sell some SaaS/IaaS and advocates for non-GNU opensource licenses? To be clear: these are IMO part of the reasons for what GP is saying.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by JustSomeNobody on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:30AM (#20643506)
It’s always funny to me to read some of the posts and comments on HN. A lot of (most?) HNers are working to silo off and rent seek. Yet we see posts about how we lost software freedom here.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by sokoloff on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:01AM (#20643680)
Rent seeking is trying to capture value without creating any. Most startups are trying to capture value after creating some, IMO.

If you're tracking engaged users [or even growth of revenue and churn from individuals], you're probably not on a path towards rent seeking.

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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by hdfbdtbcdg on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:56AM (#20642869)
MS office 2010 on windows 7 still runs OK in a VM.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by worble on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:28AM (#20643492)
Why do you need a VM? I'm still running 2k3 office natively on Windows 10, no problems at all.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by wila on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:38AM (#20643936)
Running 2k3 office outside of a container, vm or otherwise, is not recommended as it hasn't seen security patches in about a decade. Where you see no problems i can only think "Eeeks".
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by Crinus on Thursday August 08, 2019 @10:39AM (#20644994)
What sort of security issues do you expect Office 2003 to have that will affect you nowadays?
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by hdfbdtbcdg on Thursday August 08, 2019 @01:06PM (#20646306)
Loads. Simply loads. Office Macros execute by default in 2003 right?

Hopefully no one is using the outlook from then as their mail client at least...

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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by wila on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:47PM (#20647363)
Quite a few of what you can see in this list [1].

[1] https://www.cvedetails.com/product/320/Microsoft-Office.html...

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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by Crinus on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:50AM (#20654874)
Yes but which of those apply specifically to Office 2003, on Windows 10 and will be exploited today in 2019?
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by hdfbdtbcdg on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:29AM (#20644320)
Because I don't want to run windows as my main OS?
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by pbhjpbhj on Thursday August 08, 2019 @06:34AM (#20643263)
Why not native LibreOffice? Does MS Office from 10 years ago offer something that LibreOffice doesn't?
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by sokoloff on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:07AM (#20643719)
I believe all (most all?) of the MSOffice VBA automation doesn't work in LibreOffice.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by hdfbdtbcdg on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:01AM (#20644080)
Sadly yes. I use LibreOffice where possible but sometimes perfect bug compatibility is needed.
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