References to subscription 'edition,' 'type,' and 'status' found in a test build of Windows.

[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”

  • @[email protected]English
    11•1 year ago

    And a lot of linux programs take inspiration from Microsoft’s design because they’re the norm. When you think of a word processor you think of Word, same goes for all of Office 365 actually.

    • GONADS125English
      15•1 year ago

      I think of Word 2007. All downhill after that…

      Edit: Or was it 2011? I can’t even remember anymore…

      • andrew_bidlawEnglish
        4•1 year ago

        They implemented the ribbon menu in ~2007 office iirc, somewhen around Vista. 2003 is the old WinXP styled one with all these little menus and buttons, fugly but usable. Is that the one you’ve meant?

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          I’m having to use windows+office for work after a few years of being linux only, and god do I hate modern office’s interface.

          The ribbon, on its own, isn’t super offensive to me - its just a chonky toolbar. But why on earth did they have to get rid of the classic menus?! If I don’t know where a feature is, it’s so much easier to skim through text menus than flipping from ribbon to ribbon, hovering over each button for tooltips, and popping out secondary toolbars of icons to find what I want. It’s maddening for someone who only needs to use office intermittently.

        • GONADS125English
          2•1 year ago

          No I think it was 2011. Whatever the stable most streamlined release was before Office 365 rolled out.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•1 year ago

        If i remember correctly, 2010 introduced the ribbon and 2013 was the last edition before 365 took over

    • SolivineEnglish
      10•1 year ago

      I think of Google Docs now because the inconvenience of not being able to have word on my own system without a price caused me to use the free alternative.

      • Packopus
        7•1 year ago

        @solivine Same, and it just works better. Whenever I need a word processor or spreadsheet at home I don’t need that much, and I need to be able to access it on all my devices, not just my home computer. So having the free alternative work faster, better, everywhere, then I don’t even see Office as relevant anymore.

        @billiam0202 @q47tx @wintermute_oregon @WeirdGoesPro @H2207

    • RiskableEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      When you think of a word processor you think of Word.

      Only if you’re a cretin! The only thing one should envision when thinking of a word processor is WordPerfect 1.21a for the Apple IIgs!

      Envisioning Calligra Words is also acceptable.