why is this so ridiculously expensive?
>be a student
>need office for some basic stuff
>college won't accept MA papers saved in ODT
>"what's the problem goyim? it's ONLY 120$!"
>>54783604
u can use google docs and convert it to .docx
>>54783604
you don;t have 365?
lol go to a real education establishment
>>54783604
>college won't accept MA papers saved in ODT
Just sue them. They cannot force you to use proprietary format without providing you a license. Start with a written complaint to your Minister of Education.
>everything should be cheap or free because I don't like paying for the best Office suite on the market
>>54783604
pirate
or just save your documents as .docx with libreoffice
>>54783604
>his college won't provide him with a full, free version of Office
Jesus Christ, how fucking shitty is your school? Even my public college in a secondary town in a shithole of a country has partnerships with MS for that, lmaoing@u my man
>>54783604
EXPORT EVERY DOCUMENT YOU SEND TO PDF
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>54783604
It's provided as a part of tuition in a lot of unis
So the free alternatives like Libre office don't have the option to save to an old word format?
>>54783693
is libreoffice much better than openoffice?
>>54783776
is google a thing?
>>54783604
>being poor
You deserve to fail.
>>54783797
so you want me to trust some "techradar" articles and shit instead of saying "yes/no" yourself? damn son, cold
>>54783604
>its a program to type words
>120$
>not using wordpad or notepad
>>54783604
??
>>54783776
there's not a huge difference, but libreoffice is better.
>>54783604
>be student
>login using my @edu email
>download, install and activate for free
>>54783809
damn son you really think /g/'s opinion matters?
>>54783728
This, but without the autism
>>54783776
Libreoffice is frequently updated and it has a real wiki. Search for wps office. It's a particular office suite. It is free but the creators have contracts with microsoft. I don't know why but wps works better with proprietary formats than libreoffice. Openoffice is a piece of shit.
>>54783604
>Buy keys online, like with any MS product
>Install Kingsoft Office: The Chink Copy(TM)
>Attend a real university
>Frustrate yourself with vastly inferior Libre/OpenOffice
Pick one.
>>54783615
Some people want to keep ownership of their work. With 365 you can't.
>>54783604
Get Office for free. All you need is a valid college email.
https://products.office.com/en-us/student/
>>54783901
>>54783890
>wps office: ching chong free edition
>no save to pdf
>no print
you what now?
>>54783822
NEET: The Post
On a serious note, how the fuck does your facility not provide you with a student licence?
>>54783728
Lots of schools won't accept pdf files.
>>54784001
shitass college in a shitass country, only the geeks at the IT campus get free M$ stuff.
literally just convert your files pdf
dont be autistic
>>54784693
they actually wanted both docx and pdf from me
>>54783604
>at college
>still uses microsoft word for reports
lol, there's a thing called latex, it's free and better.
Microsoft word is for old people who type complaint letters, it's not for writing reports
>>54784705
Let me guess, USA?
>>54785120
not even close, Poland.
>>54783604
JUST USE LIBREOFFICE OR PIRATE THE SHIT WTF
fucking hate these threads
You do know you can save as a .doc in openoffice? Are there actually masters students who can't figure out how to do that?
>>54783852
>no decent macro support
>can't handle layout the MS way.
>archaic UI
>calc is SLOW with huge documents
>>54785111
But latex is like writing code.
I want to watch the results while i'm typing. If i want to make a text bold i want to click in a button that makes it bold, not to type some obscure command to get the same result.
I've heard you can spend hours to get the formatting done before finishing the document.
>>54783604
I know that you're a troll because LO can save in .doc and .docx
>>54783614
And I know you're a shill because you suggested to use the Botnet
>>54783615
50 rupees have been credited to you, Good Job!
>>54783728
You can even export them to Hybrid PDF. Those will open as PDF in any PDF reader and as .odt in *any* Office suite.
>>54783776
Yes
>>54785242
>PIRATE
>>54783685
>pirate
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Piracy
>>54785242
this, it's literal autism every single time
every single one of these issues is a google search away from being solved
every single time!
how do I know?
BECAUSE ITS
HOW I SOLVED IT
WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME
anons on /g/ whine about people becoming dumber because they don't remember things coz they can google them,
WELL HOW ABOUT THIS: WE HAVE RETARDS HERE THAT CAN'T EVEN USE GOOGLE
>>54783643
Hey NEET freetard that has no idea how the world works! He can't even afford office and you think he has the money to sue an establishment?
>not capable of learning how LibreOffice works
>not being able to torrent it
Choose one
>>54785513
Please avoid using the term “google” as a verb, meaning to search for something on the internet. “Google” is just the name of one particular search engine among others. We suggest to use the term “search the web” or (in some contexts) just “search”. Try to use a search engine that respects your privacy; DuckDuckGo claims not to track its users, although we cannot confirm.
>>54785622
I say google, because every single other engine is dogshit
I welcome you to point me to one that will provide me with
>relevant images
>useful pages
on a quality comparable to google.
>>54785646
>not being able to configure the sources on searx.me to use all relevant search engines at the same time
>>54783604
because it's worth it
What kind of school doesn't provide you an office 365 subscription? At the very least they should make you eligible for HUP so you can get 2016 for only $10.
>>54783728
I sent my CV for a job once.
I didn't get a interview because it was in .pdf and the employer couldn't open it.
>his university accepts anything but pdf
wat
>>54785692
>it was in .pdf and the employer couldn't open it.
be glad you don't have to work there then.
>>54785692
>it was in .pdf and the employer couldn't open it.
>>54785665
neat, I'll give it a try, can't be worse than what I'm testing now (bing)
that's because you don't live in a fucking third-world country, where this shit costs 2 or 3 times the original price.
>>54785470
You don't want to make the text bold. You want to emphasize the text.
This is the problem with Word: it links appearance and meaning. Rather than thinking about what you want to say, you think about how to make it look on the page.
My shitty state school gives for free. There's also people selling it for like 15-30 bucks. Also easily pirateable
>>54785503
yeah you deserve a shitty grade because you start bitching about software because it doesn't go with your "ethics"
>>54783604
>college won't accept MA papers saved in ODT
Unless it's a shit college it will accept PDF
>>54783604
>be a student
This should be cheap or free from your college's supply store. Or ask the faculty if the college has any discount deals with MS. They very likely do.
Also, libre office can save shit in .docx, dumbass.
>tfw school gives me free 2007 license
feelsgoodman.jpg
>>54785646
nah, bing is at least as good. Google is a better place to pick up dank pics though.
>>54785759
I know you're a teenager in need of Ritalin because you can't even read the first line of the post you're quoting.
>>54785777
>getting nine-year-old software for free
truly lucky, anon
>>54785777
>tfw using a $10 license for windows 7 ultimate x64 to get windows 10 professional, and another $10 license for Office Professional 2016
>>54783919
How do I get an .edu address?
>>54785503
>odt
literal meme technology
Just use the free online versions of office. Don't go for shitty openoffice or libreoffice. full neckbeard
>>54785815
>tfw snuck in a free copy of office when they didn't filter out if the address was faculty or just student
>>54785503
Oh come on it's not that goddamn hard to keep your leg up. I did that shit for two years and I'm a man.
>>54783615
>>54783615
>>54783696
>>54783857
>>54783919
my uni granted me gratis "premium" Office 365 (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/One Note/Sway/Video/Delve/Tasks/Calendar/Newsfeed/Mail/Yammer/Sites/People/10TB One Drive)
I notified the Academic Senate how that was infringing EU privacy policies and safe harbour provisions in a private university
They offered an opt-out to anyone
No one has ever started using those tools, except for the custom email addresses @university's domain (and tbqh 99% of my peers do not use them on a regular basis). Those mails now are stored on uni servers rather than being transferred on US of A servers.
>>54785819
ODF (Open Document Format) is a standard used in academic institutions in Europe, alongside with PDF/A.
>>54785891
nice meme post
>>54785816
Step 1: enroll in a merkin university
What's the difference between
Office 2016
Office 365
Office online (the OneDrive crap)
All this effort just to sell my todo list to advertising companies?
>>54785503
what movie?
>>54785972
Office 2016: Full freatured software, available for desktop PC and OSX, badass but expensive as fuck
Office 365: Monthly paid service, you pay and can use office on Android (any screen size), Windows Mobile, iOS, Windows.
Office Online: You must have a MS account to log in, can only save your work on OneDrive. Almost the same shit as 365 but free and limited (like Google Docs)
>>54785972
2016 is the normal upgrade from the previous versions of office.
Office Online is basically a shitty Google Docs ripoff.
Office 365 is a subscription service, tied to the online service, that gives you the apps.
>>54783604
Learn LaTeX
>>54783902
eh? Office 365 is just Office 2016 but you pay for a license to use it for a year (or a month if you wish). You don't need to use any of their cloud bullshit services and you certainly don't share ownership with MS on anything.
>>54786058
oh yeah? Can I do excel in your precious latex? or OneNote shit??
LibreOffice can save as docx and other MSWord supported formats
>>54786026
https://endchan.xyz/b/res/45.html#2992
https://endchan.xyz/b/res/45.html#2958
You're welcome
>>54786091
Matlab>>excel
>>54786107
Matlab isn't a spreadsheet, retard
>>54785198
nigga, that must be some shitty uni, I studied at Poland and we got office free, also nobody was autustic enough t require any specific file format of us (besides RTF is the only right format to use where it comes to writing)
>>54786100
this.
You don't even need to download LibreOffice for docx, you can export a Google Docs file as docx
>>54786126
>Polish intellectuals
>>54786100
LibreOffice also has shitty formatting that doesn't always translate well to Word
>>54783604
So save them in doc or docx. Who the fuck uses odt anyway?
>>54785503
>https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Piracy
Literally a crazy cult.
>not publishing your CV on your website as HTML file
Don't you have a portfolio?
>>54786154
It's actually the opposite. Different versions of Word implemented different .docx standards (for a long period a "transitional" docx implementations was used in different MS Office versions)
LO has always been able to open them all and to re-save them all in a way that could please all, while different version of the Microsoft suite actually ruined documents
There has been a period (~7 years ago) where .docx was highly discouraged because of this.
Also, you're mom has a shitty formatting that doesn't always translate well to my dick
>>54786205
>Different versions of Word implemented different .docx standards (for a long period a "transitional" docx implementations was used in different MS Office versions)
ok, but LO has always had shit formatting.
>different version of the Microsoft suite actually ruined documents
Maybe when Word 97 was released
>>54783604
Are you retarded? I'm sure someone mentioned, but assuming you use Open/Libre (should be libre) you can just fucking save as .docx...
>>54786154
Go to the school library and use their computers for with MS office to fix the formatting in like 10 minutes then.
I did this all the time
>>54786220
>ok, but LO has always had shit formatting
Does not make sense. LO doesn't have "formatting" per se. LO can save in .doc and .docx, in a way that has always been superior to Microsoft's tool too.
LO supports ODF standards too, widely adopted at governmental and academic level. Maybe you meant that Microsoft's tools are sometimes shitty at implementing a well documented format in older Microsoft Office suites?
>97
In '97 .docx didn't exist, retard.
>>54786267
That obviously means LO is great !!!
>>54786317
I'm not advocating LO, I am the google docs guy. that doesn't matter i'm just trying to help OP
>>54786337
oh god gDocs is even worse!
At that point just use office online
>>54785870
>daddy's spoiled princess has trouble with her first physically intensive activity ever
Literally a fucking ballerina.
>>54786220
Read this shit:
http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/11/29/never-use-microsofts-ooxml-pseudo-standard-format/
>>54786337
>I'd use two botnet rather than using a perfect free as in freedom tool
Oh hi cancer
So, we meet again
>>54786101
>You're welcome
holy shit thank you it's great
>>54786366
except docx is on open standard
>>54786385
>reading is hard
>>54786385
Cite which sentence in that article is wrong and try to refute it then.
>>54786363
>>54786369
You two seem to think using software to solve a problem you have means allegiance or something. Its already been established that the college already wont accept ODT or PDF, get your head out of your asses,
I wouldn't be suggesting export using docs or using the schools Office if this wasn't the case
>>54786393
>it breaks Microsoft’s vendor lock where single US-based company ‘owns’ and ‘controls’ all the documents created on Earth.
uhh, right here?
>>54786410
>yes, I'm really the cancer
It has been already established that:
- LO can save to .doc
- LO can save to .docx
- ODF is a standard format pretty often used in academics
- PDF/A is a standard format used at any governmental, judicial, academical level
Yet you keep shitposting.
>>54786441
>- LO can save to .doc
>- LO can save to .docx
yeah, poorly
>>54786441
>calling me cancer
>i'm the one shitposting
I know LO can save in docx I said I used to do it, whenever there was a formatting issue between docx on LO and Word, I would use the schools Office to make sure it looked right. You know like a verification check? Because I have had the same issues
>>54786420
Refute it.
What's wrong with it?
Microsoft word is the de factor document standard since everyone uses their software that automatically saves in their document format.
Introducing a different standard does break their vendor lock since no one has to deal with proprietary ooxml fuckery.
>>54786461
http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/11/29/never-use-microsofts-ooxml-pseudo-standard-format/
>>54786461
>I'll keep shitposting
No, only different Microsoft Suite save .docx in a poor way.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML#Compatibility_between_versions
LO can save .doc and .docx just fine.
>>54786478
>Because I have had the same issues
Why do you keep telling lies on the Internet?
>>54783604
>why is this so ridiculously expensive?
Because Office is designed to access Sharepoint, Domains, Active Directory, Yammer, Lync in collaborative workspaces.
If you need write simple school reports use Libreoffice
>>54786497
I am not, I never looked into the problem, I think the defaults in LO were different than the defaults in Word, so the disparity would always show up, or perhaps some retarded font in Word that wasn't in LO, I dont know, I didn't fret about it I would just fix it at the school before turning it in
>on /g/
>doesn't use TeX for MA paper
kek
>>54783849
This desu.
LaTeX + moderncv for CV
1. Office is expensive because most office users are probably pirates. The only people who pay for it are boomers and businesses. Individual users (students) such as yourself should be pirating.
2. You don't even need Microsoft Office to save as .docx. It's a rather open format (pretty much just some .xml files in a .zip with a different file extension), and even Libre Office can save as it. Since 100% free/libre software is capable of saving as .docx, you have no legitimate complaint that your university will not accept .odt papers.
3. Alternatively, put your .odt file on a flash drive, go to one of the computers in the library, open the .odt file in Microsoft Word (yes, it'll open them), and re-save it as .docx.
There. I've given you three alternatives, all of which don't involve paying a dime. Now stop complaining. The .docx file format is pretty fucking standard. So's .pdf if they allow that.
>>54785503
>WWWWAAAH I DONT WANT TO USE BOTNET
>WAAAHH BUT I NEED TO GET OFFICE LEGALLY
Fuck off, either pirate it or get the fuck out
>>54786578 Or Upload on Google Docs and download as Docx
>>54786511
The only possible issue I can guess of is a GNU/Linux user without Cambria and Calibri, so that a document saved with Cambria and Calibri on a MS platform (that will not obviously embed those fonts in the doc) will "look different" due to font replacement. That's even the issue referenced by the other anon who posted that interview to Italo Vignoli.
I happen to have both on my GNU/Linux and I didn't obtain them in an unauthorized way.
And even if I didn't had them,
>https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/15041/calibri-and-cambria-fonts-in-libreoffice/
>Carlito and Caladea fonts (both now provided with LO) are metrically-compatible with Calibri and Cambria respectively. This means that if you use Carlito instead of Calibri, your document will have the same layout as if you used Calibri.
>>54786588
Hello, brain damaged individual. Next time try to read the post you're replying to.
>>54786627
Nice argument bro, you clearly said that you don't want to use the bonet
>And I know you're a shill because you suggested to use the Botnet
and how you want people to avoid using the word pirate
>https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Piracy
So piss off and learn how to torrent
>>54786696
>I'm really brain damaged
We already knew. Are you paid for these shitposts?
>>54786722
>I'm a retard who can't pirate
You didn't received those 5 bing points, Mr. Rajeesh?
>>54783604
>>54785503
You are a whiny cunt.
>kind of befriend one of the students who works in one of the computer labs part time basically as a tech support service to retard students, because he saw me fucking around in debian (I normally use windows which makes it funnier)
>start getting flack from teachers about not being able to open my documents in word (when you totally fucking can you just need to enable like one thing)
>ask tech support bro for a product key for office since all the computers in the school have it
>"sure bro"
>use it to this day even after I dropped out
>>54786747
Re-read the first sentence in the post you originally quoted. You can succeed, even if you're a 12 yo with cognitive deficits.
>>54786773
>first person he replied to was OP calling him a troll
Those are clearly two different people anon
>>54786784
Yeah and when you speak to an individual you use singular. I could have formatted my post
>>numbers
You're a whiny cunt
>>numbers
You're a whiny cunt
OR
>>numbers
>>numbers
You guys are whiny cunts.
>>54786804
Sadly, no
>>54786818
my mistake, in this example its clear you are calling both numbers cunts, I thought you thought they were the same person
>>54786818
Hi, I'm the second allegedly whiny cunt.
Care to explain why I'm allegedly whiny?
>>54786781
I didn't knew there were 6 yo kids with down syndrome browsing /g/, thinking they are edgy and cool.
You clearly stated how you hate that office is so expensive, but even you are given the suggestion to pirate or use google docs, you turn them down, saying how you don't want to call it "pirate" but "unauthorized copyin" bullshit or how google is botnet, even tho OFFICE IS BOTNET TOO. So tell me, are you or not going to get office from any torrent site?
>>54786862
>You clearly stated how you hate that office is so expensive,
I never stated it.
>but even you are given the suggestion to pirate or use google docs, you turn them down
I'm not OP, retard.
>So tell me, are you or not going to get office from any torrent site?
The first sentence. The fucking first sentence of the post. Can you read it?
>>54785503
>I know that you're a troll because LO can save in .doc and .docx
>I know that you're a troll because LO can save in .doc and .docx
Better take your Ritalin.
Btw, the "words to avoid" thing was pretty unrelated.
>>54786200
Webcuck detected
>>54786900
Oh, didn't see you replied to OP. Sorry, carry on!
>>54786200
>CV on your website
It would be painful
>>54783604
It's literally free to use online.
Just pirate it
>>54783604
>Be a student
>Too stupid to know of any alternatives
You should drop out.
>>54783604
>not asking for PDFs
get away from there
>>54787045
>pirate
TRIGGERED. USE "unauthorized copying" YOU SCUM
>>54786971
for you
>>54783604
Libbreoffuce > export to pdf
>>54785622
"google it" is now in the dictionary as a verb
>>54786091
Actually if you can program it Latex can do what Excel can.
>>54786971
You just write in plain text and let a static site generator format it for you.
>>54787119
tell me which one, I'll email them
>>54783604
What is your use case? Writing essays for English class? Libreoffice is all you need.
>>54787324
cambridge
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/google
merriam
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google
[spoiler]I googled it[/spoiler]
>>54783604
export as pdf, they don't need to edit your work.
>>54783604
You can save as docx in libreoffice.
>>54787374
>>54787364
>>54787103
Does
>read the thread
really need to be a rule on /g/? I've noticed since i've returned to /g/ that a striking number people really dont read the threads before posting
>>54786091
OP is about word processing, not spreadsheets.
>>54783604
>>college won't accept MA papers saved in ODT
OpenOffice can save as .doc or .pdf.
>>54783604
Would they accept Rich Text Format?
>>54783604
>>college won't accept MA papers saved in ODT
just drop out
>got the full Office package with work home use program for £10
>>54783604
MFW I paid like $11 for Office 2016.
>>54788091
For a subscription.
>>54788088
>>54788091
>paying for software
lmaoing @ ur life
frickin' cucks and nu-males I swear
>>54786827
he was more than half right
>>54788111
Look up Microsoft HUP. That's no subscription.
As a student you can get 4 years of Office for like $80. It's what I did. All I had to do was email a copy of my acceptance letter and wait a day or so.
>>54785646
>2016
>not using duckduckgo or equivalent
received the entire package for free through my college
No Dreamspark access?
>>54783643
> submitting papers in any format other than .pdf
Wtf is wrong with you people
>>54788300
Good goy.
>>54783643
>They cannot force you to use a proprietary format
Is this true for private schools, too? I guess it doesn't matter since a private school would be more likely to be able to provide licenses
>4 years
>80$
good goiym.
I fucking hate subscription services. 80$. tip top kek, even apple isn't this retarded.
>>54788329
>received
>for free
No, you didn't.
But something "for free" is happening: you're contributing at perpetuating proprietary habits.
>>54788590
ODF is an international standard, actually older than OOXML, and no legally recognized institution can validly refute to accept a document in such format. At least, in Europe.
This is true for public and private universities, since both have to be legally recognized.
>>54785692
Lucky you. Any shuch organization is set to go down in flames.
>>54785692
>couldn't open it
You should be happy you didn't get that job
>>54783604
If only piracy existed.
>>54788766
>pirating software
>2016
whoa man, you better shave that neckbeard
>>54783604
>not pirating office
wew lad
>>54788791
>>54788766
- please refrain from using that word
- LibreOffice exists and fits the bill perfectly
>>54788811
>LibreOffice exists
So?
Stop forcing other people to do things you want and change the university to the one that is using only free software.
>>54788846
>Stop forcing other people to do things you want and change the university to the one that is using only free software.
How idiotic of you.
You're the one pushing for a old, proprietary standard.
Why one should obtain an unauthorized copy of a proprietary software or be forced to pay for it?
You can use LibreOffice without forcing "the university" to change and without shoving formats down everyone's throats.
I used open formats exclusively at uni.
This was before docx and shit was actually an open standard.
I sent the shit in opendocument, and when someone complained I pointed to a piece of university policy that said the university could not require me to purchase anything not explicitly stated within the statement of requirements at the start of the semester. As no teacher was going to list 'computer' and the associated specs as a requrement, they had to make an exception for me.
IIRC there was only one person that complained in the end anyway, most didn't even mention that anything was different.
>>54788913
> not submitting pdf
I mean really
>>54788908
>You can use LibreOffice without forcing "the university" to change and without shoving formats down everyone's throats.
If you can then what is the purpose of this thread?
kys
>>54788942
If you can... what? Use LibreOffice? Yes, you can use LibreOffice.
The purpose of this thread is to tell OP that he's an idiot and he shall drop out.
>kys
beware of that edge, kid
>>54788927
Not him, but whenever a student submits a .docx I send back his thesis/shitty document (with corrections) in .odt
#devilish
>>54783902
Are you retarded?
>>54788927
I did use PDFs where it was requested.
In PDF/A so it looked nice afterwards.
>>54789028
How do you validate your PDF/A?
Or maybe you don't... 99% of PDF/A aren't conforming to the standard
Funnily enough, you have to pay the ISO organization in order to obtain a ...pdf with PDF/A specs
Why did they go this route? What happened to paying $50 for a permanent license for Office 98?
Ever since this subscription shit started I just pirated it, that is until I got a legit copy for free because DreamSpark..
>>54789046
Look, boys, yet another middle aged guy who enjoys his vendor lock-in even if there are plenty of perfectly functional and compatible alternatives.
https://kat.cr/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2016-activation-tool-danhuk-t12534380.html
>>54789072
Look, boys, yet another high school child trying to fit in on /g/!
Come back when you have worked a real job and were laughed out of the building for trying to suggest some shitty open source 'replacement'
>>54789072
>what is non-free BIOS on modern CPUs
enjoy your perfectly function and compatible alternative 2Ghz CPU's and DDR2
>>54783604
You realize torrents exist right?
>>54789113
I'm 35, kid, and I haven't used a proprietary office suite since early 2000s.
LO isn't a "shitty replacement", and ODF is a standard. I also use LO on a daily basis.
>>54789148
>suggests to torrent LibreOffice rather than hitting the download servers
big props to you
>>54788972
ok kid
kys
>>54789097
>look, I can find microsoft office on kickasstorrents!
pls don't hack me
Word processing use LaTeX. Looks nicer way easier and you look professional.
>>54789044
For a while I validated with that Adobe shit that came with Acrobat.
I stopped after dropping non-free software. I haven't since, although I probably should.
>Funnily enough, you have to pay the ISO organization in order to obtain a ...pdf with PDF/A specs
Sounds right.
Most ISO specs cost a fee to get a copy of. It's like an expensive cookbook. The actual standard itself is free, but the description of it isn't.
>>54789202
>>54785418
Can't argue there, but if you're just doing papers it'll save you a quick buck.
>>54783604
>ONLY 120$!"
It's expensive because it provides a tremendous amount of value. It also represents a level of investment that you can't even imagine.
>>54785503
>I know that you're a troll because LO can save in .doc and .docx
Good luck with that. Last time I tried LibreOffice, recruiters couldn't open my resume.
>>54789295
>Last time I tried LibreOffice, recruiters couldn't open my resume.
Nice story, anon. I totally believe it and it totally happened.
>>54785120
European friend told me he has to submit grant proposals, for PHYSICS, in .doc format. For some things, Europe is worse...
>>54789295
>It's expensive because it provides a tremendous amount of value. It also represents a level of investment that you can't even imagine.
Thank you, Mr. Pajeet, 30 rupees have been deposited on your account
>>54789312
>>54789326
Snotty children.
OP, if you want cheap access to Microsoft software, start a business and join BizSpark. That's what I did. Full MSDN access. Cost me $150 to register a business with the state.
>>54788544
What do you expect from /g/? I mean probably more than half the board posts on /r9k/ as well so it's not like they'd know that pretty much all respectable institutions actually require papers to be sent in PDF.
>>54789348
>Cost me only $150
Better spend $150 rather than spending $0, right.
>OP, start a business
Are you realistically speaking to OP? Have you any clue what you're talking about? No, you haven't. You're yet another shill.
>>54789404
>Better spend $150 rather than spending $0, right.
$150 for full access to the entire MSDN download library? No dealing with potentially malicious keygens or license-bypassing software?
Yeah. My time's worth at least that.
>Are you realistically speaking to OP? Have you any clue what you're talking about? No, you haven't.
What the fuck? How big a pussy are you? I started a company in college with a friend. All it takes is a form and a payment to the secretary of state.
Seriously, what is wrong with you?
>You're yet another shill.
Yeah, I'm a shill promoting the blatant abuse of the BizSpark program. Idiot.
>>54785503
Take a good look at how /g/ deteriorates your mental state, lads.
>>54789445
>The alternative to is malicious keygens and license-bypassing
Good goyim. There are no other alternatives, right.
>I started a company in college.
>Pay 150$ and abuse some Biz programme
>OP can't pay 120$
Why retards like you are allowed to post?
>>54789487
What's wrong in that post?
>>54789489
>imblying OP won't benefit from the full range of software available
Goddamn you're small minded and borderline retarded.
By the way,
>OP can't pay 120$
1) Learn how to use a fucking dollar sign.
2) OP never said he can't pay. He asked why it's so expensive.
Seriously, why do you keep shitposting like this?
>>54789323
He lied.
>>54789251
veraPDF promotes itself as "the standard open tool" for the validation
and it's pretty strict (at least in my test).. I wouldn't be surprised to see complaints in veraPDF for PDFs validated in preflight
For example, this is an hypotetical PDF/A-1a from LO
>https://0x0.st/bVO.html
acroread opens it in PDF/A mode without complaints
>Sounds right
I beg to differ. The cookbook shall be open to everyone for a standard to be really open. You can't get nor the gist of it nor the "detailed cookbook" from ISO itself. You've a summary of the rules from veraPDF, but I'd rather see them published from ISO itself.
>>54789544
>OP would benefit from the full range of proprietary software
Shut the fuck up already.
>>54785692
Surely they needed an IT guy who could install the latest Adobe Reader for them
>>54789544
>120$ is expensive
>better pay 150$ for something I totally don't need, and start a company while at it
If they only take doc/x without giving you office its probably a shit tier college/uni or just make your homework at library after class.
>>54789618
I loved that meme
>>54789710
or you know, use libreoffice
>>54785646
It's a quote from the GNU website.
>>54789585
>The cookbook shall be open to everyone for a standard to be really open.
I completely agree, but this is a typical thing for standards organisations to do.
Blame lack of government funding.
>>54783902
>>/sqt/
>>54783749
They do op is just a turd burglar
>>54783604
>hello i am 23 and wat is torrent
>>54783604
Libre office saves files in word doc types you fucking MS salesman
>>54783604
If you are a student, usually ms gives away office (at least the base) for free.
Google office student and check. Your uni should have a deal somewhere.
>>54783604
Try this: https://products.office.com/en-us/student/office-in-education
>>54783604
submit a latex paper just to fuck with those degenerates
why don't you just use google docs? you can save it as doc and docx as well right?
>>54783604
Isn't ms office free online? Alternatively, WordPad saves in docx format.
120 dollars ain't shit for a required program, considering most courses have 400+ dollars in textbooks that get used once.
>>54783604
Use thepiratebay.
Alternatively, use google docs.
Alternatively, use Libre Office and save in a compatible format
You are just dumb.
I find incredible that people see this 230+ replies shit thread in the /g/ catalog, open it, write their inane reply that has been shitposted countless times already without a single though, bumping this shilling thread on the first page in an eternal shilling bump of doom
Congrats! You know that piratebay/kickasstorrents exist! No one suggested it so far!
Congrats! You know of Google Docs!
Congrats! You know of LibreOffice!
Congrats! You know of some shit offers and discounts for students!
Congrats! You can use LaTeX (and you can get .docx out of tex it seems)!
Jesus Fucking Christ
>>54788516
they removed it from there
