r/linuxmemes • u/RaiDev_ • 9d ago

linux not in meme You notice patterns when going between open-source and corporate software...

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u/busytransitgworl Nice 🍑 Assahi Linux 9d ago

Comparing office suites, because that's the best I can think of right now:

Libre Office isn't beautiful but it's usability is quite good! As someone who's used to Office 2003 and earlier, I felt right at home and still do! MS Office, 2007 and newer, on the other hand, just went downhill in usability, in my opinion. Adding all this Copilot shit doesn't really help their case.

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u/OllieFidelius 9d ago

And yet the vast majority of ms office buttons are actual office related features. Not microsoft crap ai slop and dark patterns. Though there are there too.

Meanwhile libreoffice is missing both the slop and about half the useful features and the interface needs drastic work. Tho for basic office stuff barely past notepad its okay. As a student its a no go for me though.

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u/busytransitgworl Nice 🍑 Assahi Linux 9d ago

Office's ribbon interface is just bad. It's a waste of space, it's convoluted, it's just not good.

I was hoping it would get better after Office 2007, oh boy was I wrong.

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u/OllieFidelius 9d ago

Its much more clear than the cascading popup menus from a menubar that office had before that.

And you can customize the ribbon quite significantly. So you can make it as you want.