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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or business. The standard is Office and it’s file formats. Open source equivalents still don’t quite have the same compatibility. Everyone expects office files to get shared.

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FOSS alternatives like LibreOffice are completely compatible with MS Office file formats.

I use LibreOffice at a medium size company where everyone else uses MS Office. Not a single issue.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That hasn’t been my experience. They also aren’t collaborative with those that use Office, that’s half the issue.