Ask HN: Does global decoupling from the USA signal comeback of the desktop app?
3 days ago
Surely Microsoft wants that juicy Microsoft Office river of gold, and if cloud is banned, maybe they'll bring back the desktop?
3 days ago
Surely Microsoft wants that juicy Microsoft Office river of gold, and if cloud is banned, maybe they'll bring back the desktop?
A desktop version wouldn't have a "kill switch" that online services intrinsically have, but the ability to become deprived of security patches is effectively the same thing.
Microsoft Office has never stopped being available as a one time purchase
No but it will finally allow "free" markets to work properly and spun up competition.