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Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨simple@piefed.social⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/

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  • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    www.libreoffice.org if you want microsoft to stop messing with your office apps.

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    • simple@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There is also only office which has better compatibility with MSOffice file types

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      • mintiefresh@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • petrjanda@gonzo.markets ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Office would have a learning curve too if you hadn’t been using it since you were a child.

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      • SSUPII@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can now enable a tabbed interface similar to Microsoft Office

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  • Prox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I suppose this means Microsoft will not count Word doc file sizes against users’ cloud storage quotas, right? Right??

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    • i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      🤣

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    • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’ll be like Google: everything goes in, nothing comes out unless you jump through difficult hoops, price continually goes up.

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      • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Where do you think Google learned it?

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      • muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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)

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      • kernelle@0d.gs ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • ook@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mario_Kart8_deluxe.iso.docx

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    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Anakinsmirk.jpg

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  • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.org

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    • ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks, going to try out LibreOffice. Does it has same (or similar) functions as Word itself?

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      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s designed to be very similar. If you are already familiar with Word, you should feel right at home.

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      • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • _edge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • innermachine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As a clueless individual, how are they assisting genocide?

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      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        A simple search for “microsoft genocide” would have given you those answers. But if that’s too much work, here you go.

        • newarab.com/…/ex-microsoft-employees-expose-compa…
        • …cnn.com/…/microsoft-employee-protests-israel-int…
        • gizmodo.com/microsoft-israel-protests-2000648637
        • www.bbc.com/news/articles/cger582weplo
        • seattletimes.com/…/microsoft-asked-fbi-for-help-t…
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      • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Working hand in hand with the Israeli government in mass surveillance and (likely) AI-generated targeting data.

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  • obinice@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?).

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    • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Exusia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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      • Aqarius@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can change it for now.

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    • fullsquare@awful.systems ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      wdym, that’s the point

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  • AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    www.libreoffice.org

    tell your friends.

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    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      OnlyOffice gang www.onlyoffice.com/download-desktop.aspx

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      • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I like the idea of it, but it is Russian.

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  • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        directions unclear, now I’m directing a netflix special on sexy horse guerrillas.

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      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        bingo

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    • Kenny2999@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So just bpmb threats and realistic beastiality. Got it.

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    • saddlebag@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Tina Belcher?

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      • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ha! Exactly where I was going with that.

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    • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I love to kill cops ~in~ ~GTA~

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    • Cherry@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ensure to make sure every doc has 17 giant sized images saying FU MS

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  • skisnow@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • xvertigox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • kalpol@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • diptchip@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not to be used to train AI. We promise.

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    • lemmysquezzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      LLM’s out here running wild. Co-Pilot my butt. How Rude. Pun not intended. Maybe I should switch to Linux again.

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    • Alaknar@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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  • selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No, I don’t think they will. LibreOffice

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    • RickyWars@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Laughs in LaTeX?

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      • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Google doc for me. It is free and it is good enough.

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      • meliaesc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s interesting, since Google Docs has always automatically saved files to the cloud.

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  • jcs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • absentbird@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • bruzzard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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/

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      • 3laws@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        There’s a web port AFAIK, web dev has a lower entry level

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      • Mavytan@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Check out the Collabra Office android app. It probably covers your needs.

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  • Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can turn it off. Opt-out is still bullshit.

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    • kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
      • you can turn it off for now
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      • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can make yourself believe that you turned it off for now*

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    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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    • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The true opt out is to stop using Microsoft products

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      • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t trust Microsoft not to flip that switch back when I’m not looking.

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    • mintiefresh@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Microsoft all about opting out rather than opting in.

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  • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    L I B R E O F F I C E

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  • Bwaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    LibreOffice. No need for MS Office, ever

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  • pinchy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That sounds pretty much like ransomware to me.

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  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Holy fucking shit, what absolute trash

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  • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?

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  • ZMoney@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This might be when I finally jump ship and go to Linux. I should do Mint, right?

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  • thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Which means an AI scans it…

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  • roserose56@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Libre office does the job for me! Auto save on cloud sucks. At least you can turn it off! For now.

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  • bitwolf@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • TheProtagonist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I still use Wordpad to write all my gay dinosaur erotica, am I safe?

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  • GaMEChld@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Idiots will still not know where anything is saved. Catering to the technologically illiterate has made society way more illiterate.

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  • nukeforyou@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What if I’m using a pirated copy of windows and office?

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  • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’d rather use old ass word perfect at this point

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  • Fedditor385@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This made my blood boil, and then I remembered I switched to Linux a month ago… all good.

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  • slaacaa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • dalin@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The breaking point for me was when I was showered with Copilot+ pop-ups on every single hover. Let me fucking copy/cut/paste/format in peace. I never asked for any of this, and neither did any user of any level of expertise.

    Switched to OnlyOffice as it felt to perfectly answer my needs. There are still some quirks with non-UTF-8 documents, but you know what, I’d rather iron those issues out than be shoved a product I didn’t request nor need at every single interaction I have.

    I highly encourage anyone that hasn’t done already to explore alternatives to the M*crosoft Suite, if they haven’t done it by now. Every update is just the worst form of enshittification. Can’t wait to have an intrusive slop AI agent tell me how to do my Maths in the Calculator app next.

    Let apps be apps again 🗣️🗣️📢

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