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Ask HN: Does global decoupling from the USA signal comeback of the desktop app?
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1 day ago
by wewewedxfgdf
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.
2 hours ago
by gethly
Microsoft Office has never stopped being available as a one time purchase
1 day ago
by raw_anon_1111
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.
1 day ago
by benoau