On: Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI

[nanna]

Microsoft Word. That's literally the only thing which stops me from installing Windows on all of my friend's and family's aging laptops. LibreOffice just isn't capable of 100% replicating the formatting of a docx generated by Word, which for most people is a deal-breaker. (For me it's not, but for non-techie associates it is.)

I just don't understand why there's not more pressure on MS to port Office to Linux in exchange for them extracting so much value from Linux for their proprietary operating system.

[mekster → nanna]

> I just don't understand why there's not more pressure on MS to port Office to Linux

Why is this hard to understand? Who uses Linux on desktop? Check some browser stat.

Run a remote Windows in a cloud and throw Office in there.

[thefr0g → nanna]

> LibreOffice just isn't capable of 100% replicating the formatting of a docx generated by Word

I mean even different versions of Word can't do that reliably...

[pedro2 → nanna]

How much of a tinkerer are you? Try this: https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps

[mickotron → nanna]

I really do not want MS office anywhere near my Linux machine.

I wish that Microsoft's products fully supported open document formats and standards.

[Fnoord → nanna]

CrossOver has been working for nearly 20 years on Linux, and Microsoft Word has always been one of their priorities.