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Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by bawolff on Sunday August 24, 2025 @04:55PM (#45007681)
Maybe it depends on what you work on, but i havent seen powerpoint or .docx file in like a decade. Everyone i know uses google docs.

I'm sure there are users with specialized needs who need something more complex, but i dont think microsoft office is quite the moat it used to be.

Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday August 24, 2025 @07:38PM (#45008793)
Trade one devil for another?

I’ve never looked to see the compatibility of Office to Gsuite.

So unless it is 110% perfect it is a non-starter. The second we have a supplier send an excel with some goofball formula in it and we don’t see some data or can’t open it - it’s over.

This isn’t even getting to the next devil… Adobe.

Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by ejiblabahaba on Sunday August 24, 2025 @05:15PM (#45007854)
My employer blocks access to Google Docs as part of our confidential information protection policy. They're certainly not the only ones. I'd hesitate to call on-premises file management "specialized needs" - rather, it's (still) the default, particularly if you take a peek outside of the software bubble.
Re:Looking back at my transition from Windows to Linux in an... by bawolff on Sunday August 24, 2025 @06:18PM (#45008296)
I suspect that that is more an anti-shadow IT measure than an anti-google docs measure.