[a022311]

I only rarely need to use Microsoft Office or Paint.NET and a Windows VM on Linux has solved the problem entirely for me. I don't know if videoconferencing would work as well, but I'd really recommend giving it a try! I've already gone without a proper Windows install for almost 2 years.

[cogman10]

Since MS is making the office UX web based, I'd suggest people try just loading 365 in a browser like edge (It's generally flawless for MS products). Especially apps like Teams.

Once you realize that the dedicated app is basically just a browser shell, using a real browser becomes somewhat of a no brainer.

Edge even supports PWAs on linux which can give you the "app" experience without the app.

[BLKNSLVR]

But the browser versions of Office products royally suck. I still actively use the 'open in app' option over the default action of opening a document / spreadsheet in a browser window. I wholly disagree with It's generally flawless for MS products

The Office-in-browser experience is laggy and slow and long-learnt familiarities are gone.

Additional old-man whinge: Outlook keeps wanting to open in a browser window now. I have enough things open in a browser that are difficult enough to manage that I don't need Outlook getting lost in that forest as well. It's convenient having a separate Taskbar icon that will definitely open my Calendar or Email.

When everything's a browser tab, what's the point of the taskbar?

When everything's a browser tab then the browser is the Operating System.

Every day I'm forced to use Microsoft at work, I'm increasingly glad I ditched it at home.

[a022311]

I've tried this many times and my conclusion is that it still lacks many features available in the native apps (by the way, these are absolutely not webviews). Using office online also requires signing in which many people, including myself will avoid.