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by microtonal 3812 days ago
No. People are using Google Docs for (some) new documents, because it handles collaboration far better. When you are using Windows or OS X, you can use both.
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There's also office 365 which runs in Chrome (and probably Firefox) on Linux. The office/Windows lock-in is definetly a thing of the past.
It's indeed becoming a thing of the past. Unfortunately, the web version is not there quite yet feature-wise. But it's definitely getting better all the time.
I suppose I shouldn't speak for the editing side of things. If I do editing, it's basic Word and Excel stuff. It has been perfect for viewing though, which was what used to keep me stuck with an Office install.