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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by ethbr1 on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @08:46AM (#44875555)
That's being charitable to OSS office packages' UX.

Some wounds are self-inflicted, and open source has a well-known last-20%-polish problem that's especially painful in mass-user scenarios like office software.

OOo wasting the 00s with a circa-90s UI (and Oracle being assholes) is equally responsible for MS Office's continued popularity in enterprise.

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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by Gud on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @09:09AM (#44875795)
This is not an interface problem but deliberate action to make office formats non-compatible with other software.

Personally I prefer 90s software design over the bloated crap of today.

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