The breaking point for me was when I was showered with Copilot+ pop-ups on every single hover. Let me fucking copy/cut/paste/format in peace. I never asked for any of this, and neither did any user of any level of expertise.

Switched to OnlyOffice as it felt to perfectly answer my needs. There are still some quirks with non-UTF-8 documents, but you know what, I'd rather iron those issues out than be shoved a product I didn't request nor need at every single interaction I have.

I highly encourage anyone that hasn't done already to explore alternatives to the M*crosoft Suite, if they haven't done it by now. Every update is just the worst form of enshittification known to humankind. Can't wait to have an intrusive slop AI agent tell me how to do my Maths in the Calculator app next.

Let apps be apps again 🗣️🗣️📢

Jesus christ. So glad I ditched MS. It's like getting out of a cult - once you see it looking in from the outside, you finally realize how terrible it is.

Some executive noticed that they can't sell you larger cloud storage if you haven't used it up.

Then someone on the office copilot team said they wished they had access to more comprehensive data about what people write with office apps and the rest is history.

GUYS BUT NOW I CAN WORK EVEN FASTER AND EFFICIENT! I DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAVING BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS IN CLOUD! IT’S ALWAYS AVAILABLE! WINDOWS IS MOST USED SOFTWARE ON MARKET!

https://www.libreoffice.org/ for anyone who wants microsoft to stop messing with their office apps.

I suppose this means Microsoft will not count Word doc file sizes against users' cloud storage quotas, right? Right??

This is certainly about making sure your files are safe and definitely not about stealing your data for training AI. /s

Don't let Murdersoft steal your data. Don't contribute to their corruption or genocide assistance.

Step 1: https://fedoraproject.org/
Step 2: https://www.libreoffice.org/

Let's say this huge breach of security and privacy is okay.

How are Microsoft ensuring these sensitive documents are not being transferred via or stored on servers located in hostile countries with lax data laws (such as foreign nations like the USA?).

https://www.libreoffice.org/

tell your friends.

tip: do not write about the revolution, short stories, hatred of capitalism, your suicide plans, or your teenage angst and erotic anthropomorphic horse fan fiction.

"Fuck you, Microsoft." -Everyone, at all times

Even if you're not ready to come to Linux, you're definitely ready to switch to LibreOffice. I dare you to try it.

No, I don't think they will. LibreOffice

To anyone thinking "LibreOffice still has issues", here's the LibreOffice donation page to help them fix it up and be rid of MS Office forever.

Not to be used to train AI. We promise.

Thank you to the skilled developers who bailed on OpenOffice when the shit stain company Oracle bought Sun, and formed LibreOffice.

I can only hope there will always be digital freedom fighters on the side of good.

I've donated to LibreOffice, and you should too, if you use their suite.

You can turn it off. Opt-out is still bullshit.

L I B R E O F F I C E

LibreOffice. No need for MS Office, ever