Re:Schools should be using open source software
by cube00 on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:51PM
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The "job market" argument no longer holds up with Google ruling the education roost. You won't see Chromebooks or GSuite's Docs/Sheets used in enterprise as frequently as Microsoft's products.
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Re:Schools should be using open source software
by demopathos on Monday May 30, 2022 @12:54PM
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> You won't see Chromebooks or GSuite's Docs/Sheets used in enterprise as frequently
Right now we don't see it. GSuite will completely take Microsoft's place in corporate environments in the next 10 years. All my peers entering the workforce right now love Google docs and detest Word. It's just a matter of time for when that age bracket becomes the decision makers.
Re:Schools should be using open source software
by ghaff on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:03PM
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I don't have experience with Office 365, but GSuite has been transformative. I never want to go back to mailing files around. Furthermore, while you'll always have power users who need Excel or Word for some reason, in general, GSuite for me has pretty much everything I need and it's far more streamlined. It's very rare that I want to do something--other than when I need to exchange Word files--that I can't do with Google (and even then I can usually work around it).
I have experience with both and O365 is a fucking nightmare.
Re:Schools should be using open source software
by scarface74 on Monday May 30, 2022 @08:14PM
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Google is not taking over the world
https://www.saasgenius.com/blog/why-office-365-is-overtaking...
Re:Schools should be using open source software
by nogbit on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:37PM
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I do right now see Google Workspace being used as the primary goto for office docs and email at a very large company. It’s happening.
O365 is a mess, with Excel online I can’t even create a named range, something so basic that has been in Google Sheets since day one. As an example.