Windows 10 mandatory for Office 2019
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LEEc337
Grrrrr more microshaft... Upgrade or else! Screw em get open office shareware free and office compatible
cryohellinc
Look forward to testing it out.
RzrTrek
JonasBeckman
https://www.resetera.com/threads/microsoft-ditches-windows-10-s-in-favor-of-a-new-βs-modeβ.20985/
Depending on how things go this could be a real problem for everyone on Windows 10 since S only runs UWP, not Win32 so if this becomes the default and worse if OEM's lock it to S-mode (Which it seems like they can.) then that's going to be a really big problem but we'll see how it goes I suppose, I don't like what I'm hearing but it remains to be seen what Microsoft does with this.
There's more detail in the thread itself and comments on how this works and limitations.
I doubt Microsoft would or even could just switch Windows 10 into UWP only just like that but little by little they could shift it over and have it slowly become the new default but it remains to be seen I suppose.
EDIT: Ah it's opt-in at the moment and also not the default, that's something at least. Though it can change so who knows what things will look like in a few years from now.
Oh that's just the start of what might be coming.
Netherwind
alanm
Fortunately Office 2019 is not mandatory for anything.
HK-1
eh! maybe I'm wrong but I think next action of M$FT is turn all OS and applications in UWP no more win32;at least while Nadella is CEO π
EDIT: see here my suspects altough is a little late π
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3252103/windows/microsoft-making-windows-10-s-default-with-new-versions.html
cryohellinc
nosirrahx
My biggest issue with office is that you cant buy it and install it for someone else without dealing with creating a burner account.
If you have ever had to do something like build 10 PCs and install office on all of them you know what a gigantic PITA this is.
Every change they have made to office requirements as of late seems to be geared towards forcing subscription and having an official MS account, this is just an additional layer of force being applied.
The days of buy it -> install it -> use it however you like are dying. How many free apps do you use that work on XP -> 10?
Evildead666
Frankly, 99% of people should be using LibreOffice.
afaik, OpenOffice is dead, with no updates. Libre Office is the fork that was done a while before Open Office went belly up.
nhlkoho
schmidtbag
HK-1
Sergio
I hate 2018... https://www.askwoody.com/2018/the-future-of-windows-is-spelled-with-an-sssssssssss/
vbetts
Moderator
I'm still using Office 2010 with no issues.
Evildead666
schmidtbag
HK-1
well also have one good application (free of course) that I used for long time on Linux and Windows for those that desire know more details look here:
https://www.wps.com/office-free
sammarbella
Microsoft ditches Windows 10 S operating system months after launch
Maybe this was MS intention on Windows S launch but...:
HK-1
^^
try read post #16 so who have a reason π or is better read this old article will the Pentagon want to switch to the "new" Windows 10 S ?:D:p