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Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by FpUser on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:37PM (#39937151)
I use MS Office and Softmaker Office, both native and with perpetual license. Works fine for me. Not sure why would I need online service that can cut me off at any point with no recourse
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Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by trelane on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:54PM (#39937251)
> Not sure why would I need online service that can cut me off at any point with no recourse

But both of those can cut you off at any point with no recourse. Read the EULA carefully.

The only one that can't is LibreOffice.

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Re:German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice by bbkane on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:42PM (#39937186)
I use Markdown, with no license. (Usually) Works fine for me. Not sure why I need proprietary file formats only usable by on vendor's software.

I'm somewhat joking (obviously MSFT file formats can do a lot more than md if you need that), but I rarely need more complicated documents.

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