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1. farseer · 1789712981 · focus · HN ↗

   I feel like the entire world needs to take a plunge towards LibreOffice for the good of all.

   1. Daviey · 1789749163 · focus · HN ↗

      The biggest blocker for me is having confidence my output renders the same with people using MS Office, pdf output isn't always sufficient.

      1. hagbard_c · 1789749951 · focus · HN ↗

         As long as that is the goal Microsoft can block uptake of any competitor simply by making sure that is never achieved. They have a lot of history with this - DOS ain't done 'till 1-2-3 won't run etc. - so you can rest assured that they'll do it again. Maybe you should change your output so it isn't as reliant on 'rendering the same', i.e. make it less complex and with that less easy for Microsoft to claim the error lies with the other party? Word is not a DTP package nor a typesetter, it is a document editor. Fancy layout has never been the forte of this class of programs, they're meant to make sure the output works on different computers, different printers, different monitors.

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