For casual users, sure. For professional users the answer isn’t as cut and dried, especially when it comes to Excel users. For one, the last time I checked Libre’s Calc version of solver was nowhere near as useful as the version of Solver that plugs into Excel. It also bogs down under more intense spreadsheets. You also can run into some weird formatting issues trying to go between the two, and when you have people with low intelligence or low patience involved, that alone can be a deal breaker.
Albeit It’s been awhile since I’ve used Libreoffice, so I mean they might have solved some of this stuff by now. But that’s mainly the reason for my usage of Office. Ain’t saying I love office either, it’s FULL of bugs that are more historical than Benjamin Franklin, yet they refuse to ever address them or add any real actual innovation to newer products. But like it or hate it, it’s long been established as an office staple and we have to live with it.
For casual users, sure. For professional users the answer isn’t as cut and dried, especially when it comes to Excel users. For one, the last time I checked Libre’s Calc version of solver was nowhere near as useful as the version of Solver that plugs into Excel. It also bogs down under more intense spreadsheets. You also can run into some weird formatting issues trying to go between the two, and when you have people with low intelligence or low patience involved, that alone can be a deal breaker.
Albeit It’s been awhile since I’ve used Libreoffice, so I mean they might have solved some of this stuff by now. But that’s mainly the reason for my usage of Office. Ain’t saying I love office either, it’s FULL of bugs that are more historical than Benjamin Franklin, yet they refuse to ever address them or add any real actual innovation to newer products. But like it or hate it, it’s long been established as an office staple and we have to live with it.