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Microsoft Edge, anyone?
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I set it up with my work profile for Office 365 stuff.
I've given up the hope that Office will ever come to Linux, so instead I'm just trying to use the web version more.
Wait, you want Microsoft office products on your Linux machine? You- you want Microsoft products??
@NegativeLookBehind @cujo @BitingChaos some people don’t have much choice. Their jobs demand it. At least in Linux you’d be able to really sandbox them and route them through filters to prevent spying if you know what you’re doing.
No, I get not having a choice. But he specifically used the word “hope” to describe his desire to have Office available for Linux.
Would I rather use outlook on a work linux machine, or Thunderbird on a work windows machine? The former. Every. Single. Time. MS Office suite availability on Linux would make it easier to do my job, potentially
Well, it's for work stuff, so I don't have a lot of choice.
Several years ago some higher-ups chose Microsoft to provide all services. Exchange, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, etc.
I can use LibreOffice or whatever for documents, but everything else is Microsoft.
A native version of Outlook would be nice.
Look, I have a love / hate relationship with Outlook but it is the best email client by far and the web version works great on Linux ( especially on Edge ).
For me, Outlook is the difference between being able to use Linux for work and being forced to use Windows or MacOS.
Similarly, when I'm on a contract that requires O365 and teams and doesn't supply a work device I use Edge strictly for work to quarantine Microsoft away from the rest of my usage on Firefox etc.