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Sep 12, 2022 | 1:12 pm

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Originally Posted by moondog

-do you prefer Office, Google Docs, or something else?
-do you have a preference for cloud v local?
-what's your vision of the landscape 5 years out?

I use Office 365 at work and, like you, have since the early 90s. I have used Google Docs for a few social organizations for the past 10 years or so; honestly, I'm not a huge fan. Most of my beef comes with the sign-in requirements and remembering which Google account is supposed to be used with what file. I am a big fan (although only an occasional user) of Google Forms, though, and think that platform has a huge advantage in its integration.
For most of my work products, for which security is not a huge concern, I prefer the cloud now. If you had asked me in 2019 I would have answered differently. It makes the hybrid work/home office with multiple computers transition more efficient. I do find it incredibly inconvenient when I cannot work offline, though!
I still see Office with a sizeable market share in the corporate world, and I don't see that rapidly changing in my industry in five years. The professional/personal divide I have with Office/Google Docs seems relatively common among many in my 40-50 age range in this part of the world, and I could see a more significant shift in the longer term. For reference, I am in professional engineering/professional services consulting.

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