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by tombert 196 days ago
They're routinely cheap on Groupon as well, often under $30.https://www.groupon.com/deals/world-office-standard-2024

Not that I want to encourage people to keep using Microsoft products.

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I want viable alternatives too. But Microsoft's stuff accounts for a million+ edge cases that you don't really encounter until you're neck deep into whatever you're working on.

For the sake of conversation, though, there's SoftMaker Office:

https://www.softmaker.com/en/products/softmaker-office

But they're a subscription too. You save only $20 a year for less features than Office 365 as well (especially the lack of an email program). For most people, that savings and "no Microsoft" isn't enough.

> LibreOffice

No.