By now you know that Microsoft is now defaulting to saving new Word documents directly to OneDrive. I guess Excel will be the next inline. The cynical take is that this is incredibly convenient for them, especially if they plan on using that data to train future LLMs. Imagine paying for software only to have your data automatically funneled into their cloud. Plus, what happens when you're offline and need those files? Just use the LibreOffice and just say no to all Microsoft products.
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@nixCraft i’m going to try to download Libre office today and get rid of Microsoft Word, fk em
@nixCraft I agree to most of what you say, but your offline argument is not valid. There's a context menu "always keep on device". Magically it will always keep that file or folder or your whole OneDrive folder on your device.
@nixCraft I replaced my Microsoft 365 with murena.io and onlyoffice, I haven't looked back.
I used to work in redmond it's sad really 💔
@nixCraft 100% Libreoffice all the way.
@nixCraft I started using LibreOffice earlier this year and will never go back to Word and its mutant offspring, OneDrive.
@nixCraft and then there is this:
then there’s your company’s trade secrets. you’re basically forfeting +100 years of IP & trade secrets law protections by letting M$ do whatever they want with your companies intellectual property.
@nixCraft i would go as far as saying that was the entire endgame of normalising the cloud in the first place honestly.
@nixCraft But what will happen to my files in the cloud when it rains?
@nixCraft Glad I never made the move and stuck with WordPerfect.
@nixCraft I've diversified my products using Google on my Chromebook with its word like features and templates. Do a subscription for Evernote which saves my work in convenient retrievable format and syncs with all my gadgets for portability. These gated systems are passe.