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LibreOffice Writer is a Viable Alternative to Microsoft Word (Premium)

While I have turned to a Markdown editor to solve the enshittification issues with Microsoft…

Publisher out to pasture

Microsoft Kills Publisher

Microsoft announced to Microsoft 365 commercial customers that Microsoft Publisher will reach the end of…

Typora and Grammarly for Windows
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Following My Own Advice: Writing Tools (Premium)

I have used Microsoft Word for decades for all the obvious reasons, but I have…

The Escalating Complexity of the Microsoft Ecosystem
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The Escalating Complexity of the Microsoft Ecosystem (Premium)

We use Microsoft productivity products and services because they are superior to the alternatives. But…

Jumble of letters
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From the Editor’s Desk: For Write or Wrong (Premium)

As a writer, I have a long and complex history with Microsoft Word, the greatest…

Dennis Austin

PowerPoint Co-Creator Has Passed

Dennis Austin, the co-creator and key software developer of Microsoft PowerPoint, has passed away at…

Hands in agreement
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Win-Win? (Premium)

As I observed in Nice Guy (Premium), Microsoft’s approach to antitrust in recent years is…

Report: Microsoft to Face EU Antitrust Investigation of Office

Reuters reports that EU antitrust regulators will soon launch a formal antitrust investigation of Microsoft…

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Analysis: Microsoft’s F23Q3 (Premium)

Yesterday, Microsoft reported its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2023. Here's…

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Reinvention (Premium)

Microsoft, the Oldsmobile of personal technology, has jumped back into the public consciousness thanks to…

Microsoft is Bringing the Quick Access Toolbar Back to Office

Last July, Microsoft unveiled the Microsoft 365 visual refresh, which, among other things, allowed the…

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We Need to Talk About Microsoft Word (Premium)

Most people find something that works and sticks with it, but I approach things a…

Report: Microsoft is Bringing ChatGPT to Office Applications Too

Just days after claiming that ChatGPT was coming to Bing, The Information is reporting that…

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The Problem with Microsoft Office (Premium)

I often get advertising masquerading as news in the Google Discovery feed that I read…

No, Microsoft Office is Not Going Away

We can chalk this one up to another classic Microsoft miscommunication, but the Microsoft Office…

Microsoft Finalizes Plans to Fix Unfair Licensing in EU

Responding to a three-year-old complaint, Microsoft today said that it would fix its unfair licensing…

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