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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

I don't think that's the case, but I only have anecdotal evidence for that. I haven't ever worked at a company where Office was the preference, and the last three I've worked at didn't even offer it as a default. And I'm in my forties.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Virtually every company I’ve worked at used Office primarily. And by the looks of the other comments your experience seems to be atypical.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes ago
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 14 hours ago

Many govt agencies around the world pay for Office 365 or similars. Where I work (govt health), some higher ups demand pro-level M$ office accounts. Those ain't cheap.

I suspect the vast majority of USA govt (state and federal), plus many European govts, pay a fortune for Office

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

I haven’t ever worked at a company where Office was the preference,

I haven't worked at an office where it wasn't. And I've done years of consulting at Deloitte, so I've seen a few places.