"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying."

Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by gambiting on Friday November 13, 2026 @12:49PM (#50487084)

>> so you have to spend another $250 to get the newer version

But why? I still use Office 2016 and I haven't yet come across a document it wouldn't open. What am I missing out on?

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Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by close2 on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:00PM (#50487256)

Because you no longer get any security updates.

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Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by gnabgib on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:01PM (#50487264)

Some security updates, some features, and if you're unlucky and run MacOS - the ability to save files.

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Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by duckmysick on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:44PM (#50487912)

Not sure about Word or other apps, but in Excel there are many useful functions added in the later versions like XLOOKUP, LAMBDA, LET, FILTER, MAP, REDUCE, GROUPBY.

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Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by alex0015 on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:48PM (#50487963)

It's less new features and more security problems. There are patches for office 2016 though, and your use case might have a low security risk if you're not opening that many files people send to you.

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Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying." by eldaisfish on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:15PM (#50489037)

i'm more concerned about the security of my operating systems, not my office suite. Like the other person, i also used office 2016 and it meets all my needs just fine. Honestly, i don't care about security updates for my word processor.

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