Not really sure what you consider an MS tax. Family 365 subcription with all that storage just makes it a no brainer. Like me, a lot of people use Office because it's low friction that works regardless of the hardware I'm using. I can get a deal of 30 off Office 365 subscription - but on my Mac, I only use Word etc 5-10 times a year, so I cant justify the cost - but I dont like Pages/iWork etc mainly for comfort and compatibility reasons. The Mac apps are okay, but again, no one really cares. I got Office 2016 through work, through the HUP program and it was only 13. It come bundled with a ton of computers, it works in every ecosystem (that matters), and you don't really have to think about it. Now, if you have to work with complex Word layouts or Excel tables with macro programming, it’s a different story, but otherwise there is no reason to pay the Microsoft tax.īy and large, no one really cares about office productivity software. The apps bundled with the Mac for free (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) are highly capable programs that can read and write Microsoft’s file format and deliver all the features most people need.įor feature parity and higher compatibility you can get the free LibreOffice. Public service announcement: most people don’t need Office.
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