Microsoft: Buy Office 365, Not Office 2013. Or You'll Be Sorry

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  1. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

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    If I need Office....the wife's lappy came with it pre-installed. My parents still use OfficeXP.... If all else fails, I'll download LibreOffice or OpenOffice.... Can't wait for the fights with the school system when it comes time for my son to start typing papers....lol. That's going to be fun. Had some fun fights over that when I was in school.
     
  2. yelsewshane

    yelsewshane Banned

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    Why even think of paying for microsoft office when you can download for free OPEN OFFICE.
     
  3. Cartman372

    Cartman372 Maha Guru

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    Fixed that for you
     
  4. tsunami231

    tsunami231 Ancient Guru

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    OpenOffice.org its free its open source does everything Offices does and did i mention its free.

    Dont buy either and you wont be sorry at all
     

  5. thatguy91

    thatguy91 Guest

    In effect, that's exactly what I was saying! You're definitely not the only one. It is unpleasant to use! It ranges from people like yourself that simply cannot use it, to people who think they can use it fine but their productivity decreases due to eye strain, mental fatigue (related to eye strain) etc.

    Besides, with LED screens all the white will increase power usage! Only maybe a couple of watts, but in a big business it all adds up. Increased power usage, lower productivity...
     
  6. Mufflore

    Mufflore Ancient Guru

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    I agree with most of what you wrote :)
    But LED PC screens are backlit LCDs and the backlights dont use localised dimming.
    Some PC displays can dim the whole screen for darker images, but if there is anything bright on the screen (ie any bright white), the dimming wont be active.
    The dimming wont be active when using a word processor.

    You can manually set the dimming/brightness, but that applies to any scenario.
     
  7. IPlayNaked

    IPlayNaked Banned

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    While a dark theme would be ideal, saying that the range is from people who can't use it, to people who have illusions about their ability to use it is pretty disingenuous. I can use it fine, though I understand complaints from those who don't.

    No headaches, eyestrain, seizures, none of that for me. I simply use it, and don't think about it. There are a number of others like me, believe it or not.
     
  8. nhlkoho

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    I don't care. I get the full Office Professional suite for $10
     
  9. Norvekh

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    As a student Office 365 definitely is hands down the better deal. Two licenses for 4 years for $80.
     
  10. deltatux

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    For your daily office needs, LibreOffice takes care of that. Personally, the only times I use Microsoft Office is to make my reports look pretty. Other than that, Microsoft Office is pretty useless for me. It doesn't help MS Office that I also use Google Drive extensively for my work.

    deltatux
     

  11. nhlkoho

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    You mean Google Docs?
    Google Drive is nice but Google Docs is terrible.
     

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