[Hidden-tech] Google Suite vs Office 365 opinions sought

[Shel Horowitz]

I agree with Don that LibreOffice is an inadequate substitute. Ditto with
Apple's Pages app. Whoever came up with that one clearly never had to write
for a living. Personally, I prefer the interface of the Microsoft products
to Google. I find Google docs incredibly confusing for any actual content
drafting, so it is great for collaboration on things like scheduling
spreadsheets.
Perhaps the best thing to do is to pick one platform as the dominant but
use the other where it excels, no pun intended

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 9:47 AM Sara MacKay via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
> I need to switch our non-profit to either Google for non- profits or
> Office 365. Both provide the functions we need. Google suite has the
> advantage that 1/2 the staff have gmail and are familiar w the
> platform. Also google forms are really helpful for our 2 program
> coordinators. Office 365 has the office Suite of programs that we have
> always used and Word & Excel seem more robust and easier to do mail
> merges & formatting.
>   So I have 3 questions that I'm looking for opinions on from anyone
> who has switched people over to one format or the other.
> 1. Has digital transfer of accounts to either been especially hard or
> especially easy?
>
> 2. Was using google drive or 1 drive difficult or confusing for low
> tech-savvy users?  We have 22 staff. Maybe 5 are very comfortable with
> tech.
>
> 3. Any thoughts on the administration of either?
>
> Only 5 staff reported a preference. 2 for Office 365, 2 for Google, &
> one who says either except sharing a google doc is cumbersome if the
> receiver doesn't have gmail.
>
> Looking mostly for red flags or praise to help w the final choice.
>
> Any input appreciated, thanks.
> Sara
>
>
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