I suppose this means Microsoft will not count Word doc file sizes against users’ cloud storage quotas, right? Right??
Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward
Submitted 1 month ago by simple@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.world
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Prox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 month ago
🤣
floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It’ll be like Google: everything goes in, nothing comes out unless you jump through difficult hoops, price continually goes up.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Where do you think Google learned it?
muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 1 month ago
Getting anything out is already almost impossible. I moved sway from 3rd party cloud storage a couple years back. I had to get 500gb from onedrive and it was refusing to download at anything more than 50kb/s (my internet was significantly better than that)
kernelle@0d.gs 1 month ago
If you’re in the EU, you can apply for a GDPR request to get sent a copy of all your data in their cloud, same for iCloud. Takes about 48 hours in my experience.
ook@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Mario_Kart8_deluxe.iso.docx
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
No, they upload your file, delete the local file, then oopsie, you ran out of cloud storage, please pay $99/month to access your files.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is certainly about making sure your files are safe and definitely not about stealing your data for training AI. /s
Don’t let Murdersoft steal your data. Don’t contribute to their corruption or genocide assistance.
Step 1: fedoraproject.org
Step 2: www.libreoffice.orgModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Thanks, going to try out LibreOffice. Does it has same (or similar) functions as Word itself?
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s designed to be very similar. If you are already familiar with Word, you should feel right at home.
otacon239@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ve been using it for over a decade now and have only rarely come across broken documents due to proprietary features. If you’re making docs for yourself, I’d say it’s pretty much a 100% replacement. Things can get a bit more fucky if you’re having exchanges where you edit with Libre and someone else edits with Word. But other than that, they’re pretty darn close.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Pretty much. It was OpenOffice years ago, but then Oracle got involved and so all the devs left and put a new name on it.
_edge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
No. That’s the point. LibreOffice does not send your data to Microsoft.
LibreOffice is what Microsoft Office WAS without the bugs. If Word and Excel worked for you before the cloud, Libre is golden.
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m 99% of the way on LibreOffice. Gave it a solid go, but the main thing I use in excel is too cumbersome in Libre. I think it’s a great option for many people though.
innermachine@lemmy.world 1 month ago
As a clueless individual, how are they assisting genocide?
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 1 month ago
A simple search for “microsoft genocide” would have given you those answers. But if that’s too much work, here you go.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Working hand in hand with the Israeli government in mass surveillance and (likely) AI-generated targeting data.
obinice@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Let’s say this huge breach of security and privacy is okay.
How are Microsoft ensuring these sensitive documents are not being transferred via or stored on servers located in hostile countries with lax data laws (such as foreign nations like the USA?).
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Microsoft has already said it doesn’t matter where your data is stored, it isn’t safe from the United States.
But you can change this behaviour in settings, it’s just the default for now.
So, if you don’t trust Microsoft to handle your documents, but still somehow use MS Word and OneDrive, for the moment you can still stop it from saving your Word documents to their servers.
Exusia@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ms office 2016 install still going strong with zero cloud function. That day I lose it is the day LibreOffice copies itself from the laptop to the desktop. Aint paying for O365
fullsquare@awful.systems 1 month ago
wdym, that’s the point
AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 1 month ago
tell your friends.
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
OnlyOffice gang www.onlyoffice.com/download-desktop.aspx
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
I like the idea of it, but it is Russian.
flandish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
tip: do not write about the revolution, short stories, hatred of capitalism, your suicide plans, or your teenage angst and erotic anthropomorphic horse fan fiction.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
tip: Only write about the revolution, short stories about your hatred of capitalism, your suicide plans, or your teenage angst and erotic anthropomorphic horse fan fiction.
For everything else, use LibreOffice.
flandish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
directions unclear, now I’m directing a netflix special on sexy horse guerrillas.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
bingo
Kenny2999@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So just bpmb threats and realistic beastiality. Got it.
saddlebag@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Tina Belcher?
flandish@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ha! Exactly where I was going with that.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I love to kill cops ~in~ ~GTA~
Cherry@piefed.social 1 month ago
Ensure to make sure every doc has 17 giant sized images saying FU MS
Reygle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Fuck you, Microsoft.” -Everyone, at all times
Even if you’re not ready to come to Linux, you’re definitely ready to switch to LibreOffice. I dare you to try it.
xvertigox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m using OnlyOffice bins on linux and find it to be a fantastic suite for my (minimal) uses. Not sure how it works on Windows though.
Reygle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m unclear on the differences between OpenOffice (which I genuinely thought was retired, didn’t realize it was still a thing) and LibreOffice. If it ever gives you trouble, do make the switch.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Fuck you, Microsoft.” -Everyone, at all times
Eh, that game where you had two gorillas standing on buildings lobbing exploding bananas at each other was pretty cool.
mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wtiter and Impress should cover Word and Powerpoint perfectly. Even if your colleagues use Windows, you can still open them just fine.
Excel though is troublesome, especially those with coded VBA or some plugins from companies.
kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Yeah I got through school and could work just fine now with Calc. I’m sure it breaks when you get fancy but not that many people get that fancy.
skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
To anyone thinking “LibreOffice still has issues”, here’s the LibreOffice donation page to help them fix it up and be rid of MS Office forever.
diptchip@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not to be used to train AI. We promise.
lemmysquezzy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
LLM’s out here running wild. Co-Pilot my butt. How Rude. Pun not intended. Maybe I should switch to Linux again.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
They’d break SO MANY international and data security laws if they tried breaking into people’s OneDrive, it’d be hilarious to see the number of lawsuits they’d lose by default.
shneancy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
they’re probably already doing that to a smaller degree, and slightly protecting themselves with an obscure clause in their TOS. besides, you only lose lawsuits if you get caught - and churning things through AI is a great way to erase any fingerprints that identifies stolen data
selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
No, I don’t think they will. LibreOffice
RickyWars@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Laughs in LaTeX?
absentbird@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ve been writing all my college papers in LaTeX and it’s been great. They look so professional, and it’s easier to work on a collection of text files than one monolithic document.
CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Google doc for me. It is free and it is good enough.
meliaesc@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s interesting, since Google Docs has always automatically saved files to the cloud.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thank you to the skilled developers who bailed on OpenOffice when the shit stain company Oracle bought Sun, and formed LibreOffice.
I can only hope there will always be digital freedom fighters on the side of good.
I’ve donated to LibreOffice, and you should too, if you use their suite.
absentbird@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I love LibreOffice, but I wish there was an Android app. I’ve even considered learning more app development to try and help, but it’s such a daunting task.
bruzzard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This here. Not fully featured but a decent reader and editor which we hope will improve with time. Good effort on the devs!
LibreOffice & Open Office Document Reader | ODF f-droid.org/packages/at.tomtasche.reader/
3laws@lemmy.world 1 month ago
There’s a web port AFAIK, web dev has a lower entry level
Mavytan@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Check out the Collabra Office android app. It probably covers your needs.
jcs@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 month ago
You can turn it off. Opt-out is still bullshit.
kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
- you can turn it off for now
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
You can make yourself believe that you turned it off for now*
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
until your computer force reboots itself in the middle of the day to do updates it didn’t tell you about, and you log back in and later that night find it uploaded all your shit to the cloud and just for good measure deleted some of it too as a fuck you
it’s the Microsoft way
CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 month ago
The true opt out is to stop using Microsoft products
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You can’t opt out, most healthcate providers use windows.
Mental health awareness? No thanks, I rather just write in a journal and talk to myself in the mirror as therapy.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I don’t trust Microsoft not to flip that switch back when I’m not looking.
mintiefresh@piefed.ca 1 month ago
Microsoft all about opting out rather than opting in.
abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
L I B R E O F F I C E
Bwaz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
LibreOffice. No need for MS Office, ever
pinchy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That sounds pretty much like ransomware to me.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
How will this work for (for example) cibersecurity companies that have reports full of client’s vulnerabilities and can’t have them hosted in their parties?
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Holy fucking shit, what absolute trash
thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Which means an AI scans it…
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
This feature doesn’t even work.
So many times I’ll save a word doc, attach it to outlook, and it’ll silently attach an older version of the word doc.
Word says its up to date, one drive says its up to date, but outlook still gets an old version.
It takes hours to resolve. Everything Microsoft wastes so much of my time.
ZMoney@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This might be when I finally jump ship and go to Linux. I should do Mint, right?
roserose56@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Libre office does the job for me! Auto save on cloud sucks. At least you can turn it off! For now.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I still use Wordpad to write all my gay dinosaur erotica, am I safe?
TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If you mind that Word documents are stored in the cloud by default, you need to modify the default setting
…or just use some other app for your private documents and Word only for work-related stuff or such.
GaMEChld@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Idiots will still not know where anything is saved. Catering to the technologically illiterate has made society way more illiterate.
nukeforyou@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
What if I’m using a pirated copy of windows and office?
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’d rather use old ass word perfect at this point
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This made my blood boil, and then I remembered I switched to Linux a month ago… all good.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 1 month ago
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 month ago
Switched to linux. No regrets so far.
Of the installs I’ve done in the past year, none were absolutely flawless. One had an error that I just hit “retry” and it worked. One required some serious googling but I found the fix on reddit (rip). One didn’t work at all, and I switched to a different distro that did work.
I’m not going to lie and sugarcoat it, but once I got past the install everything has been fine. Hopefully things will continue to improve
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
www.libreoffice.org if you want microsoft to stop messing with your office apps.
simple@piefed.social 1 month ago
There is also only office which has better compatibility with MSOffice file types
mintiefresh@piefed.ca 1 month ago
This here.
I wish Only Office got as much fanfare as LibreOffice. The UI is much closer to Microsoft Office and it tends to have better compatibility.
I have both installed though and use them both lol.
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Downside is ties to Russia and performance is really bad, as I understand it’s an Electron web app, not a native application. It also won’t save to network shares properly and will lose your file if you do.
petrjanda@gonzo.markets 1 month ago
Don’t ever save your files directly on a samba share with only office. Lost hours of work twice . It doesn’t keep recovery files.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I second this. There’s a little bit of a learning curve on some of the functionality, but it’s not bad at all. And most of the functionality is very easy to find. I moved over to Libre Office several years ago and it’s been great.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Office would have a learning curve too if you hadn’t been using it since you were a child.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
You can now enable a tabbed interface similar to Microsoft Office