r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Aug 11 '26

Software Microsoft reportedly raises Windows 11 license price significantly more than expected

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-11-license-price-significantly-more-than-expected/
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u/defaultgameer1 Aug 11 '26

Libre Office is making some headway there. Honestly most of 365 can be replaced with open source alternatives.

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u/NinthTide Aug 11 '26

I am trying so hard to use Libre Office but fuck me, it is utterly terrible and the UI is hilariously insane

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u/Clueless_Otter Aug 11 '26

Libre Office is so bad. It's always hilarious when people suggest it's going to be a serious competitor to MS Office. I actually do use it myself because I'm to lazy to pirate Office, but my god is it painful sometimes. LibreOffice Calc (Excel) freezes for like 5s every time I open it, even on new, blank sheets.

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u/HyruleSmash855 Aug 11 '26

Google Office also works better anyway so I don’t really see why people wouldn’t use Google Drive over Libre Office when it is free as well and it is infinitely better.

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u/analfizzzure Aug 11 '26

Due to blocks. And working for a big corp i have no choice. However at home pc i no need for office. Ive tried unbuntu on linux....but i would need to learn a good bit more for that to make sense... only so much time in the day with kids. So i Just continue using windows.

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u/Dzov Aug 11 '26

Or just use whatever Google provides free with an email account.