I guess this is bait, but I installed LibreOffice explicitly to test compatibility recently. I was able to make the same Word document in both. I opened the LibreOffice doc in word.com and the only reason it was different was fonts. It did look fine in print preview. Excel functions and VBA both worked in simple tests. Bonus points for functioning on the 18 year old test system. If your argument is that LibreOffice looks like ass, then I agree.
Now, if you can’t let Windows go because of Roblox or Apex, I can’t help you. All of my Steam games work, and I have games in Epic and GOG launcher. Sometimes I have to click options and select a different proton, but that has not been an issue since upgrading from my 10 year old video card to something new.
If you are doing word merges or something and need to have a standardized load then you are kind of locked on there. We aren’t all lucky enough to have an in house team that will build a one-off app to do whatever.
Extra-stuck if it is postage or banking related.
Now, if it was a home PC, then the Windows tax is making less and less sense.
May be with your time to move your work stuff over to a used business-class machine. You can sometimes find them on the cheap at auction or whatever. My current batch was acquired for a song. If you live anywhere near Cincinnati Ohio I can get you one for extra cheap. I’d rather take the talk to DM, though.
I guess this is bait, but I installed LibreOffice explicitly to test compatibility recently. I was able to make the same Word document in both. I opened the LibreOffice doc in word.com and the only reason it was different was fonts. It did look fine in print preview. Excel functions and VBA both worked in simple tests. Bonus points for functioning on the 18 year old test system. If your argument is that LibreOffice looks like ass, then I agree.
Now, if you can’t let Windows go because of Roblox or Apex, I can’t help you. All of my Steam games work, and I have games in Epic and GOG launcher. Sometimes I have to click options and select a different proton, but that has not been an issue since upgrading from my 10 year old video card to something new.
Nah, I need those fonts for my job unfortunately, because we have standardized fonts and we use a program that explicitly requires Microsoft Word.
If you are doing word merges or something and need to have a standardized load then you are kind of locked on there. We aren’t all lucky enough to have an in house team that will build a one-off app to do whatever.
Extra-stuck if it is postage or banking related.
Now, if it was a home PC, then the Windows tax is making less and less sense.
Well, the dual use of work and home pc kinda fucks it up for me personally.
May be with your time to move your work stuff over to a used business-class machine. You can sometimes find them on the cheap at auction or whatever. My current batch was acquired for a song. If you live anywhere near Cincinnati Ohio I can get you one for extra cheap. I’d rather take the talk to DM, though.
I live in Germany. Does DM still make any sense?
Look, if I could get it to you for cost I would.
well, thx anyway, I appreciate the effort, man :)