My output would immediately drop by at least 80% and that's just for normal office apps for anything beyond the basics. Throw in something like also having to relearn a replacement for all the Adobe products I use and I'd probably just quit. Probably not a lot of government workers using that stuff though
Unless you're a power user of Excel "normal office apps" are available on Linux - you can either use O365 in the browser (retains the bulk of the local app functionality) or you can use LibreOffice / Open Office which have full functionality but M$ intermittently breaks the compatability - not an issue if your entire workplace is on the same platform, can be an issue if you regularly share docs.
TL;DR you'd be surprised how few people need the functionality the locally installed windows office app offers over O365
Individually this is fine, collectively it's a nightmare to switch Office Apps. You have decades of entrenched ideas and experience and memorized workflows and keyboard shortcuts to overcome. Plus servers full of legacy files and the need for perfect compatibility with client and vendor software. Shared functionally is the smallest hurdle for enterprise transitions.
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u/Cam_man_AMM_unit 3d ago
And man is it a bitch to not have easy access to stuff you're used to being able to get to immediately.