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Show HN: Microsoft Office running with Wine on Linux with no virtualization

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  1. farseer · · focus · HN ↗
    I feel like the entire world needs to take a plunge towards LibreOffice for the good of all.
    1. revolvingthrow · · focus · HN ↗
      The network effect of social media has nothing on the network effect of ms office
      1. varispeed · · focus · HN ↗
        You can try to use LibreOffice all you want, until you receive a form to fill where LibreOffice doesn't display checkboxes and recipient won't accept "x", because their automated software only uses MS Office and won't properly attribute it to questions.
      2. ray_kay777 · · focus · HN ↗
        Yep, I've seen this come up time and time again in the legal world and Microsoft 365 is so entrenched in the legal world that there is 0 chance of change in at least the next decade, and probably in the next 20 years.
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