Opinion | Microsoft, tactically admitting it has failed at talking all the Windows 10 PC users into moving to Windows 11 after all, is – sort of, kind of – extending Windows 10 support for another year.
For most users, that means they’ll need to subscribe to Microsoft 365. This, in turn, means their data and meta-information will be kept in a US-based datacenter. That isn’t sitting so well with many European Union (EU) organizations and companies. It doesn’t sit that well with me or a lot of other people either.
You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. You have no idea how much the Linux desktop experience has improved just in the past 10, or even 5 years. There’s been LEAPS in advancement and Windows compatibility. It gets easier to use by the day. And Steam deciding to use Linux for its gaming devices is one proof of that.
In addition, this adoption means there will be much higher demand for new features and functionality, and potentially greater bug discovery. And there will be an increased involvement in the development and improvement from European countries to achieve these goals. Which will lead to an even faster growth and improvement of Linux in general.
That is a very optimistic view! I decided to make a presentation in OpenOffice recently instead of Google Slides. It actually couldn’t even show my bullet points in the right order. It revealed them like 1, 3, 2.
I guess you can make it work and the sovereignty & financial savings for a large number of users is maybe worth the pain, but let’s not pretend the Linux desktop is really close to Windows/Office in terms of quality and reliability.
Your first mistake was using OpenOffice.
Try LibreOffice instead. Or one of these.