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Help with Office docs + Linux
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this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024
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This is something you should have thought about, before doing the actual switch. As far as I know there is no good way of running the MS office desktop apps on Linux.
I did thought about it, but I couldn’t stand with Windows and I made a bet.
Using Windows as my daily driver is not an option for me anyways.
I'm not sure why I got downvoted with that comment. Is it untrue?
Some people like to suffer.
I'll go a long way to reduce my data exposure, but ffs, Windows and Office are the standard worldwide, for a reason. It's just naive and foolish to fight this battle while you have enough pressure and time limits as it is.
And I run multiple Linux-based systems in my home lab, but my laptop is windows, because "ain't nobody got time for that", as Sweet Brown would say.
You’re not wrong, but switching to Linux is considered better in this community than sticking with Windows, I guess.
I switched to Linux because I hate Microsoft’s monopoly, privacy invasion and their horrible operating system.
But to be honest, I kind of just wanted to do things differently.