Cancel anyway and just use LibreOffice or OnlyOffice...
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I struggle with Linux- though I still use it on my Internet machine... But libre office isn't any more difficult that MS office. Also you don't get ransomed for money on a very simple product. I don't understand why people pay for this bullshit.
- LibreOffice is available on MacOS and Windows as well
- I'd argue it is easier to operate than MS office, because the UI doesn't change basically under your cursor with every f*cking update
For anyone disliking LibreOffice interface layout, OnlyOffice has very similar tabbed interface as MS Office.
Libreoffice has multiple interfaces too. 
My.only annoyance is the shortcuts are all.different. My muscle memory for office shortcuts is reinforced at work, too. We can't install third party stuff there, sadly.
To adapt shortcut keys to your needs, use the Customize dialog, as described below.
1)Select Tools > Customize > Keyboard. The Customize dialog opens.
2)To have the shortcut key assignment available in all components of LibreOffice select the LibreOffice button.
3)Next select the required function from the Category and Function lists.
4)Now select the desired shortcut keys in the Shortcut keys list and click the Modify button at the upper right.
5)Click OK to accept the change. Now the chosen shortcut keys will execute the function chosen in step 3 above whenever they are pressed. Oh, I know. I'm just too lazy to set literally every damn one of 'em. But thanks! It's just an annoyance, really.
It would be a nice gesture to help welcome folks if there were presets you could switch to that would do them all at once.
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Sounds like deceptive business practices to me
Yeah it's weird and depressing how this is even legal. It's one thing to have to increase your prices, but what they seem to be doing here is automatically upgrading your subscription to something other than what you signed up for, when the original thing is still available as an option.
You wouldn't tolerate it in any other industry, but big tech moves so much faster than legislators, that they get to establish newer and shittier norms way before the geriatrics in government figure out what they're even looking at.
I never received email from LibreOffice. I love LibreOffice.
Same, although I've recently found I love OnlyOffice more, but they don't mind being in a love triangle. We're putting the open into open source.
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this would make me cancel anyways. I've already put the effort in, you've already tried to trick me, fuck you
I had forgotten that people are seriously paying for office software in 2025.
Majority of people don't even have ad blockers. I've talked with tech journalists that don't know what open source means.
Those were hipsters, they get often confused.
Clearly they're shit at their jobs.
There are a few features in 365 that are not built into opens source options, most them are accessibility feature.
FOSS really does need to up its game when it comes to accessibility features. I feel like there's a culture issue. People need to be focusing on those features right from the start, but it's not even an afterthought. You'll get 5+ different iterations of basically the same program and not a one will have any accessibility features that aren't already built into the platforms that they're using, because everyone wants to do the "shiny" stuff.
I'd really like to see a foundation set up specifically for accessibility in FOSS. Hopefully taking grants, hiring full time devs and dedicating to coding and maintaining those features for a specific subset of projects.
It gets better. I went to cancel, got the old price (and confirmed it) and they still gave me CoPilot.
That's actually worse, lol~
They really need your data.
They think AI is a desirable thing that consumers want, that's why they charge more for the one with it.
While studies say that consumers buy less if the product advertises AI. But whatever the evidence says, because capitalism raised a bunch of psychopaths to the top.
I'm pretty sure they're aware that no one cares, but also that they think they can make us dependent on it if they cram it down our throats enough.
I also think that the bubble will burst when investors realize that it's never gonna happen.
Amazon did the same thing with Prime, changed everyone to an ad-infested plan for the same price and created a new, ad-free tier for a higher price, and claims this change isn't a price increase.
Spotify did the same thing when they raised everyone's prices but started bundling audiobooks with music, but left behind the old, audio-book free plan for the old price without telling anyone.
I don't feel bad for pirating as long as the middlemen of media continue to pull underhanded tactics like this.
Corpo don't feel bad about fucking us... Why should plebs give a fuck about them?
I never understood poor losers moralizing businesses decisions. Juvenile behaviour
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I got the same email, and the same offer. Canceled anyway, because fuck them, that's why.
This is why we all need to start self hosting open source office things. I realize that is hard for people but if you want the cloud stuff of 365 that needs to happen, if you do not need the cloud stuff than just get libreoffice.
I do this with Internet/cable companies. Whenever I move I get the promotional price for a year. Then after a year I call them up and complain about the price increase and they extend the promotion. I've done that every year for the past 15 years.
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You can still acquire non-365 licenses that also come bullshit-free with no AI.
Once those are no longer available, I’m sure I’ll be fully over on Linux/LibreOffice by that time.
Ive been on LibreOffice. No complaints from professors about it so, I'm assuming no one can actually tell I'm using LibreOffice.
non zero chance at least some of them are, too
I'm assuming no one can actually tell I'm using LibreOffice.
Trace formatting issues aside, it will show up in other subtle ways such as smaller *.docx files and cleaner doc-to-PDF conversions.
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I just canceled it entirely when they started the AI charges. I've not missed it for a minute.
They're trying to see how much customers will bear, and don't want to lose them if they won't. It's shitty price discovery enabled by technology.
They back off for now.
Haha I had the exact same. Only discovered the extra charge was only for AI I don't want when I tried to stop regular payments.
It's been a while since I got that mail, and made sure I have the none AI version, but isn't it mentioned in the mail itself? Or in a link from the mail?
I don't care about Office, I don't care about AI. I just want to keep my Skydrive...
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