Comment on Windows 12 May Require a Subscription

• glimse@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Caveat: if the software you need is supported. Unfortunately that’s the major reason I haven’t switched

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• Eezyville@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does that include the Miley Cirus operating system?

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  • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes.

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  • deadsenator@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was thinking, “Wait…what…?” But there it is:

    hannahmontana.sourceforge.net/Site/Home.html

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• H2207@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And a lot of linux programs take inspiration from Microsoft’s design because they’re the norm. When you think of a word processor you think of Word.

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  • GONADS125@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think of Word 2007. All downhill after that…

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    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They implemented the ribbon menu in ~2007 office iirc, somewhen around Vista. 2003 is the old WinXP styled one with all these little menus and buttons, fugly but usable. Is that the one you’ve meant?

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      • ourob@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’m having to use windows+office for work after a few years of being linux only, and god do I hate modern office’s interface.

        The ribbon, on its own, isn’t super offensive to me - its just a chonky toolbar. But why on earth did they have to get rid of the classic menus?! If I don’t know where a feature is, it’s so much easier to skim through text menus than flipping from ribbon to ribbon, hovering over each button for tooltips, and popping out secondary toolbars of icons to find what I want. It’s maddening for someone who only needs to use office intermittently.

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      • GONADS125@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No I think it was 2011. Whatever the stable most streamlined release was before Office 365 rolled out.

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    • TheCannonball@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If i remember correctly, 2010 introduced the ribbon and 2013 was the last edition before 365 took over

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      • GONADS125@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s the one!

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  • solivine@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think of Google Docs now because the inconvenience of not being able to have word on my own system without a price caused me to use the free alternative.

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    • Packopus@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @solivine Same, but it just works better. Whenever I need a word processor or spreadsheet at home I don't need that much, and I need to be able to access it on all my devices, not just my home computer. So having the free alternative work faster, better, everywhere, then I don't even see Office as relevant anymore.

      @billiam0202 @q47tx @wintermute_oregon @WeirdGoesPro @H2207

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  • riskable@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When you think of a word processor you think of Word.

    Only if you’re a cretin! The only thing one should envision when thinking of a word processor is WordPerfect 1.21a for the Apple IIgs!

    Envisioning Calligra Words is also acceptable.

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• Uncle_Iroh@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Now that’s just some bullshit and you know it

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  • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Haven’t used windows by choice in over a decade, and no regrets.

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• Nelots@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Remove the bloatware with a free program like ShutUp10++, and Windows is a fine OS. Linux may very well be better still, but better enough to go through the effort of switching over, reinstalling everything, relearning everything, finding alternatives to programs, etc.? I doubt it. Not for me at least.

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  • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then save yourself and use a Mac! /s

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  • papabobolious@feddit.nu ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think the general consumer mostly uses the web browser tbh.

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