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Dutch academia, ever the rebels, contemplate living sans Microsoft—oh, the horror! 😂 But wait, they can't resist the siren call of Word and Excel for even a week. 😅 Good luck with those "alternatives," folks! 🚀
https://dub.uu.nl/en/news/can-dutch-universities-do-without-microsoft #DutchAcademia #MicrosoftAlternatives #OfficeTools #RebelAcademics #TechHumor #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

Austrian Ministry finally ditches Microsoft for #Nextcloud, proving that even bureaucrats can handle open-source software. 🤪🚀 Meanwhile, Microsoft is busy crying into its piles of cash, shedding a single tear for the one customer it actually noticed losing. 😢💼
https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-ministry-kicks-out-microsoft/ #AustrianMinistry #OpenSource #MicrosoftAlternatives #BureaucracyInnovation #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

I’m looking to move away from Microsoft apps and I’m wondering what note-taking apps you all prefer. I’m looking for something secure and private. (Not a paper notebook though.) Thanks.

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French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

https://news.itsfoss.com/french-city-replaces-microsoft/

#HackerNews #FrenchCityOfLyon #MicrosoftAlternatives #TechNews #OpenSource #Innovation

I've been hunting for something to replace my venerable Word 2003 for years and have recently stumbled over #AtlantisWordProcessor

It is near-perfect in looks, speed and customisation. There are the usual problems with getting a perfect 1:1 layout from MS Word or LibreOffice, but there's only one feature that really keeps me from switching over: It doesn't seem to be able to read or make character styles (as opposed to paragraph style templates, which work very well).

For all of you who don't need that one feature (or scripting or VBA) and never quite got comfy with Libre Office, this shareware is a good, lightweight alternative to other word processors and that at $49 for a life-time license.

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CERN reveals plan to shift from Microsoft to open-source code after tenfold license fee hike
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/13/cern_microsoft/

#CERN #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Microsoft #MicrosoftAlternatives #MAlt