Productivity suites, whether from one developer or another, are software elements that have become almost essential in these times. There are several alternatives of this type that we can use, some more complete than others. Among the most popular in this sense we find Microsoft Office , and the open source project LibreOffice.
But as we mentioned, they are not the only options in this regard, since we have other more or less complex proposals that you can deal with. However, as we mentioned, these two are the most common proposals in this case, which are the ones we will focus on below. Of course, its enormous acceptance is given largely due to the fact that it is the most powerful proposals that we can find in this same sense.
There are users, the majority in fact, who opt for the proposal that the software giant Microsoft has offered us for many years. On the other hand, for many others LibreOffice over time has become an excellent open source alternative to the aforementioned Office. Despite all this, the former defend their decision tooth and nail, so below we will review some of the most important reasons they can hide behind.
DOCX and XLSX among others are the native Office formats
In the world of office automation, one of the sections that are most taken into account is everything related to compatibility between formats . And is that there are many types of files that are handled here. However, unlike the rest of the proposals, including LibreOffice, the native formats of Office programs have become a benchmark. That is why the rest of the developers try to adapt to the DOCX or XLSX formats, among others, as much as possible.
Office has a more efficient official support generally
Office is a program that is used both in home and more professional environments. We say this because there are many companies, even multinationals, that make continuous use of this office solution. That is why for all this they have technical support that few other companies in the world can offer in the world. Thus they have an immediate solution for any problem that may appear in any of their products.
One of the most important software companies is behind the project
And speaking of Microsoft , there is little we can say about one of the most important software companies. What this means is that a project of the size of Office has few traces of stagnation or abandonment. That does not mean that LibreOffice does have them, especially after everything that has grown lately, but Office has the support of a multinational behind it, which gives greater security in the long run.
The number of functions of its programs is higher
And to finish we will tell you that if we take a look at the functions of Word or Excel, these programs have a greater number of these than those that we can find in LibreOffice programs. It is true that many of these are focused on certain types of use and many of them professional , but there they are, for example for companies. We must also admit that in regard to basic and average functionality, solutions are very loved couples.
