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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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      @stacksofplates said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

      @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

      So the topic specifically was using Office365 via web, not with the install-able option. Of course a business would be able to take that route, but is there a good reason to do so when Office365 does as good of a job as it does?

      Would a business opt to use a different solution entirely?

      Zoho has all of that also. So most likely they would use O365/Zoho/G-Suite

      Or Amazon, right?

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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        @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

        @wirestyle22 Here ya go

        Good memory!

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        • coliverC
          coliver @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

          @stacksofplates said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

          @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

          So the topic specifically was using Office365 via web, not with the install-able option. Of course a business would be able to take that route, but is there a good reason to do so when Office365 does as good of a job as it does?

          Would a business opt to use a different solution entirely?

          Zoho has all of that also. So most likely they would use O365/Zoho/G-Suite

          Or Amazon, right?

          Forgot about Amazon's offering. https://aws.amazon.com/enterprise-applications/

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

            @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

            @wirestyle22 Here ya go

            Good memory!

            At times. . . other times I can't remember what I had for dinner. . .

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            • stacksofplatesS
              stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

              @stacksofplates said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

              @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

              So the topic specifically was using Office365 via web, not with the install-able option. Of course a business would be able to take that route, but is there a good reason to do so when Office365 does as good of a job as it does?

              Would a business opt to use a different solution entirely?

              Zoho has all of that also. So most likely they would use O365/Zoho/G-Suite

              Or Amazon, right?

              Forgot about it. I've never talked to anyone that uses it so I always forget.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @dashrender said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @stacksofplates said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @coliver said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @wirestyle22 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @coliver said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @wirestyle22 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @coliver said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @dashrender said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @coliver said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @wirestyle22 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                @coliver said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                What prevents them from using O365? It's generally one of the least expensive enterprise email solutions available.

                I think he means with full features

                What features would be missing? Email, calendaring, contacts, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Skype for Business, are all available on Linux in one form or another.

                Well specifically you left off all of the MS Office apps that can be installed locally. But I'm pretty sure it was Scott who said that WINE was originally created because someone wanted to run MS Office on Linux OSes

                What benefit does Microsoft Office provide to a Linux shop that LibreOffice doesn't provide?

                Libreoffice often requires conversion of the more complex office documents. If you can't seamlessly open them and have everything displayed correctly it's not very useful IMO. It's a little different if you're just starting your company and it starts as linux right in the beginning though.

                The topic was about a Linux shop. If we're talking about a mixed shop you have a point, although it's not as big of an issue lately as it has been in the past.

                They are likely to receive some type of office documentation via e-mail here so I'm considering that too

                Any received or sent document shouldn't be in a doc format. They should be sending, and expecting, documents in pdf.

                Bah I responded before I read the whole thread.

                Unbelievably, we get quotes that are in all the time in both xls and doc.

                I tried blocking doc/docx, etc at the spam filter and the world went into a tail spin!

                What kind of people are sending you quotes in collaboration formats? Do you modify the quotes to make them better before returning them? The use of a collaboration format implies that they want you to collaborate on the quote with them. Just alter however you see fit.

                /sigh - I know.. it's pathetic!

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                  @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                  @wirestyle22 Here ya go

                  Wow - it would be nice to know what they paid him. He had precedent that the contract was valid because of the earlier case.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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                    @dashrender said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                    @dustinb3403 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                    @wirestyle22 Here ya go

                    Wow - it would be nice to know what they paid him. He had precedent that the contract was valid because of the earlier case.

                    Right? Only 6 million ruples. . . he could've forced the bank to close. . . lol.

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @JaredBusch
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                      @jaredbusch said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                      Skimmed entire thread because, WTF.

                      Seriously, what does the OS have to do with the choice of O365?

                      Obviously if you cannot run the desktop apps, then there is no reason to pay for a subscription that includes them, but that has nothing to do with the rest of the features of O365 or any other solution such as GStuite.

                      You buy the solution that fits your needs. O365 has many packages that give you features without the desktop applications.

                      I feel a disturbance in the force @JaredBusch posted on this thread without using that phrase.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                        @travisdh1 said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                        @jaredbusch said in If a business were all linux would they use Office 365:

                        Skimmed entire thread because, WTF.

                        Seriously, what does the OS have to do with the choice of O365?

                        Obviously if you cannot run the desktop apps, then there is no reason to pay for a subscription that includes them, but that has nothing to do with the rest of the features of O365 or any other solution such as GStuite.

                        You buy the solution that fits your needs. O365 has many packages that give you features without the desktop applications.

                        I feel a disturbance in the force @JaredBusch posted on this thread without using that phrase.

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