Might as well pay up, what are you going to do learn something slightly different?
this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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LibreOffice
And perfectly working software that covers whatever else MS365 offers, e.g. Thunderbird
I'd love for more people to change to Linux, but these are all (also) Windows software.
And if you need it in a browser, there is Collabora, which exists as a paid business version with support or a free non-support version, that can easily be deployed with Nextcloud. Another alternative would be CryptPad.
If you also need your mails in your browser, there are multiple providers like mailbox.org that offer mail encryption even through the online mail interface.
Bootstraps, folks! Microsoft is basically BEGGING you to try Linux, and it's now easier than ever - even easier than installing Windows!
Yesterday, I finally talked my parents into canceling MS356 and switching to LibreOffice and Thunderbird.
Now, the excessive subscription fees for MS365 goes to them instead.
If Microsoft keeps this up, I might even manage to persuade them to switch to Linux at some point.
lame. The web versions suck.