{"text":"When it comes to the last decade or so of Microsoft Office, \"f*ck the users\" is company policy. I've spent loads of time helping users learn how to do their tasks again after a version upgrade hid or removed functionality. \n\n\nI've also had to take files home, open them in a FOSS office product and save them in a format that the then-current MSOffice would open. And work with a vendor to help them make their product's generated spreadsheets comply with requirements of newer MSOffice versions. \n\n\nSo, no, it is more that the PHBs in HQ are Microsoft-centric, even if it stops work the field.","truncated":false,"created_at":"Thu Feb 13 22:53:36 +0000 2020","in_reply_to_status_id":"3269015","uri":"tag:nu.federati.net,2020-02-13:noticeId=3269019:objectType=note","source":"web","source_link":null,"id":3269019,"in_reply_to_user_id":31294,"in_reply_to_screen_name":"guizzy","geo":null,"user":{"id":2,"name":"LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}","screen_name":"lnxw48a1","location":"{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}","description":"Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert.\r\n\r\nI save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks.\r\n\r\nI invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .","profile_image_url":"https:\/\/nu.federati.net\/avatar\/2-48-20170112021558.png","profile_image_url_https":"https:\/\/nu.federati.net\/avatar\/2-48-20170112021558.png","profile_image_url_profile_size":"https:\/\/nu.federati.net\/avatar\/2-96-20170112021558.png","profile_image_url_original":"https:\/\/nu.federati.net\/avatar\/2-48-20170112021558.png","groups_count":24,"linkcolor":false,"backgroundcolor":false,"url":null,"protected":false,"followers_count":756,"friends_count":273,"created_at":"Tue Jan 10 03:35:41 +0000 2017","utc_offset":"0","time_zone":"UTC","statuses_count":37834,"following":false,"statusnet_blocking":false,"notifications":false,"statusnet_profile_url":"https:\/\/nu.federati.net\/lnxw48a1","favourites_count":14470},"statusnet_html":"When it comes to the last decade or so of Microsoft Office, \"f*ck the users\" is company policy. I've spent loads of time helping users learn how to do their tasks again after a version upgrade hid or removed functionality.
\nI've also had to take files home, open them in a FOSS office product and save them in a format that the then-current MSOffice would open. And work with a vendor to help them make their product's generated spreadsheets comply with requirements of newer MSOffice versions.
\nSo, no, it is more that the PHBs in HQ are Microsoft-centric, even if it stops work the field.","statusnet_conversation_id":2472801,"favorited":false,"repeated":false}