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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34255100

Thought I'd create a distinct thread from the previous one asking about daily use, because I really do want to hear more on people's pain points. Great to know people are generally sounding pretty positive in those posts who recently switched, but want to know your difficulties as well! This way old and new users can share their thoughts, hopefully to inspire a respectful discussion.

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[–] agoremix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Office is provided in managed windows pc, we are free to use Linux but then we are on our own. I will not buy an office version with my own money. So winboats, winapps and VM are not possible. I've used winapps in the past and it was pretty nice though.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

That's a odd way to do things. Iam used to being able to login with my college account in the office apps and it activates office.

Anyway office is free 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ Take a look at massgrave.