Putting It All Together—Suggestions/Tips

[Merlin]

Counterargument: some people use Linux/ChromeOS and don't have that option.

Although having recently gotten a Windows computer again because I needed it for school, I am SOOO glad to have Office back. Especially for free.

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I have a Linux workstation as well, though it isn't my primary desktop system. However, when I need to, I have run Windows in a VM on that machine for specialized applications. Anyone savvy enough to use Linux as their primary desktop will more than likely have that ability, so Linux isn't really a stumbling block.

That being said, I'm pretty sure that there are maybe a handful of people this forum who use Linux or ChromeOS as their primary desktop OS. Usage statistics suggest that most people will be Windows users, a minority will be Mac users, and a tiny fraction will use something else.

Plus, Office is so much more polished than the open source options, as you suggest.