Comment on Microsoft is reportedly banning Palestinians in the U.S. for life for calling relatives in Gaza

• dan@upvote.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s a reasonable question.

  A lot of people are already paying Microsoft, either for OneDrive space or for Office. In that case, you may as well use what you’re already paying for. They’re also much more likely to provide support if you’re a paying customer.

  I wasn’t saying to give Microsoft money, I was just saying that their paid plans are good value, particularly in the case where you need Office.

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  • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In this article Microsoft is locking out paid customers. Which does make a good case for them.

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    • dan@upvote.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah, I didn’t realise it affected paid custokers Thanks for the info.

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  • jdnewmil@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Having used the web version of Office at my job, I know I would not pay for it. It is compatible-ish, but severely lacking in features, enough so that I don’t trust it to render properly or maintain the formatting entered using the desktop app. If that is good enough then there are lots of alternatives.

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    • dan@upvote.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The plan I mentioned includes the desktop apps, not just the web apps.

      The web version of Excel is way better than Google Sheets IMO.

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