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I run Linux, so naturally I turned to firefox.. Not a win. Fair, I use Chrome only for these products. Dear Lord, how has the software gotten this much worse in 19 years? I thought that Thunderbird was bloated and awful... until I tried Outlook, in a browser, on Linux. Now, the Thunderbird experience is shockingly pleasurable, compared", "context": "", "use_case": "mixed LTR/RTL documents", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly"}, {"id": 742688961, "item_id": 46418060, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46418060", "by": "b3lvedere", "date": "2025-12-28", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Open Office and Kodi work flawlessly.", "excerpt": "I bought a 64GB model for around \u20ac200 from someone who bought it for his kids, but these kids did not like it. I already did a lot of research on the device, plus i have over a thousand games in my Steam library, so this made it a very logical purchase. I ordered a 1TB disk from Amazon and installed within 15 minutes thanks to the IFixit documentation. It\u2019s a very versatile piece of hardware if you want it to be. Gam", "context": "", "use_case": "office suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why I Think Valve's Retiring the Steam Deck LCD"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 753604002, "item_id": 47100250, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47100250", "by": "dizhn", "date": "2026-02-21", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I don't like any of the libreoffice/openoffice behemoths.", "excerpt": "I don't like any of the libreoffice/openoffice behemoths. I only ever used them because there wasn't anything better/comperable, so I will stay away from that discussion. I like OnlyOffice. Their desktop apps are much lighter and better looking. They work fine for my light needs. They also do have a LOT more than just desktop apps. The last time I mentioned them I was informed they are Russian. 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