Submitted 1 day ago by slaacaa@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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The only thing why this is still the case is because microsoft is bundling everything in a single subscription and is also providing you with software that automatically keeps everything updated.
The software is shit, but companies using the entire ecosystem probably save money. Sadly.
It’s free (aaaaar) and it does everything I need it to. The pdf editing is a dream though. Use something else.
Survival of the fittest inescapable.
I think I have used word, like, twice in my life
Lucky you.
Honestly, I don’t think it’s the standard anymore. I wish it was, because as bad as Microsoft is, Google is even worse. But I feel like most people use Google Docs nowadays.
It absolutely is.
Looking at business users, 365 has 400+ million, whereas Google has maybe half of that.
Isn’t 365 a combo subscription for word plus a bunch of other stuff? I can’t imagine many of those people are paying exclusively to use word
I’m not a great example since I’m a lemmy user, Linux user, and a million other things that makes me weird as a computer user. But I do have to exist in the modern world and file paperwork and shit just like everyone else, and I honestly don’t think I’ve had to interact with a docx file in at least 6 or 7 years. It’s all PDFs and web forms. Work is all Google Docs and confluence and that type of shit. It’s probably been 10 years since the last time I even opened an MS word client proper, once I left academia.
Anyway, I agree with you. Word seems deader than a door nail in terms of any text editing zeitgeist
At least for me, 99% of the time, Even for work applications, a plain text editor gets the job done. And if I need something fancier, Markdown solves that remaining 1%.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Microsoft office is why I use iWork.