Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice?

#11

Post by jmakov » Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 10:23 AM UTC

Had to find their Github project to understand, that there is a separate desktop bundle for free.

Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice?

#12

Post by Saris » Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 12:05 AM UTC

OnlyOffice is a web app running in a browser container so performance is really bad.

Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice?

#13

Post by profwalkstr » Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 12:35 AM UTC

Saris wrote: post #12

OnlyOffice is a web app running in a browser container so performance is really bad.

No, they also have desktop apps. Even as Flatpaks and Snaps

Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice?

#14

Post by Saris » Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 1:18 PM UTC

profwalkstr wrote: post #13

Saris wrote: post #12

OnlyOffice is a web app running in a browser container so performance is really bad.

No, they also have desktop apps. Even as Flatpaks and Snaps

That's what I meant, as I remember the desktop apps are a browser wrapper.

Re: Ask HN: Why hasn't OnlyOffice see higher adoption than LibreOffice?

#15

Post by abricot » Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 2:01 PM UTC

someoldgit wrote: post #4

OnlyOffice lacks an equivalent to MS Access or LO Base.

Not sure that is what keeps most away