Ask HN: Does global decoupling from the USA signal comeback of the desktop app?
Surely Microsoft wants that juicy Microsoft Office river of gold, and if cloud is banned, maybe they'll bring back the desktop?
Surely Microsoft wants that juicy Microsoft Office river of gold, and if cloud is banned, maybe they'll bring back the desktop?
No but it will finally allow "free" markets to work properly and spun up competition.
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