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at this point is there even a reason to use windows? I genuinely want to know from windows users, why are you still on this operating system?
for many years (since windows 8.1) I switched to using only linux (and at times macos), and I have never regretted my decision; what keeps you using this hellish platform?
Because I use programs that only work well on windows, for example Solidworks
does solidworks not work under wine?
Some windows-specific professional software that cannot run on Linux.
Also, work-related stuff. I may be able to make a custom setup of Linux if I try hard enough, but when it comes to dealing with servers and VPNs it's a bit beyond me. Not to mention the time it takes to figure it out and set up.
Although, the more I hear about subscriptions from Microsoft the more I want to switch.
Work. If I’m not making programs on Windows and not keeping up with the changes in Windows, then I’d be very distant from the customers I work with. I am absolutely not in a position to tell them to just switch.
I can't manage to get any architecture software working so that's a whole field, but they do have MacOS, so being rich bastards that's a good option for them.
My partner refuses to even look at it until there's full version excel support. Anyone who uses excel in a business capacity can't switch
interesting, what features of excel are you missing in libreoffice, onlyoffice or cryppad?
I'm not the one you asked, but speaking for myself, reliably working Visual Basic. It's what sets MSOffice apart for me, and honestly I just prefer it.
LibreOffice isn't bad; when I moved a heavily customized installation of Word to Writer I found it's fairly easy though time-intensive to switch, and sports a similar enough interface. But without all the VB macros that were impossible to run or recreate in Writer it pretty much fell flat. On Linux, VB can be problematic even if you're running MS Office via Wine or Play on Linux, and just fail to load at all even if the rest of Office works fine.
Also, there's LibreOfficeBasic: good, but not the same. For example, in Word and Excel there is a specific long form time and date macro I use to accurately and instantly preface entries in the body of an ongoing doc with just a single click; it saves a lot of time and errors and it's worth taking the time and trouble to recreate. But I wasn't able to. I searched and searched in LibreOfficeBasic but could not find any equivalent in LibreOffice that would allow me to do the same simple little thing.
That was a couple of years ago. It might be better now, but because so much of what I use MS Office for involves speed, precision, and dependability, that's my holdout. I'm testing distros now, and have Zorin Core loaded for another try specifically with MSOffice because Zorin makes a big deal about having Windows app support built in, but so far it's been dicey: when I load it, will it just work?
I'm going to Linux either way, I'm done with MS, but that's my holdout.
This is where I'm at; upper management has already greenlit moving all data to a OneLake Data Hub so the rank and file can try power bi instead of excel for everything. Suggesting moving away from their ecosystem at this point is moot
Linux does not work with the Adobe Creative suite or Office365 Sharepoint and One Drive syncing.
adobe creative I get, I know plenty of people that are forced to use their products because of the stubbornness of other people they work with.
sharepoint I kinda get, I assume that your company is a windows-only shop?
but one drive? why would anyone use one drive?
We are about 2/3 Windows and 1/3 Mac depending on preference and role. One Drive (for Business) is part of the Office365/Sharepoint package and it automatically backs up documents, desktop, pics etc and syncs with Office online. Really comes in handy in cases of hardware failure, damage, loss, theft. We are all laptops except for conference rooms and servers.