Also, word has it that MS Office formats such as .doc, and .docx will now import properly, meaning that’s no longer a matter of having to choose one or the other when working on documents (a plus for those who want to use Libre at home, but have to use MS Office elsewhere).
By now, one of the only things it doesn’t have is the Microsoft Ribbon (because of it being patented), but it’s not stopping the developers from polishing the interface and making it nicer in other ways.
For me at least, I already use a free program known as WPS office on my tablet, so it is nice that we’re seeing a very nice equivalent emerging for PC
What do you think, is it a serious contender to replace MS Office yet?
The serious reason to replace MS Office, from my point of view, is that goddawful Equation Editor Microsoft has foisted off on the working public for many years and seems to have no intention to replace. I get why the Blender rule is 'one hand on the keyboard, one hand on the mouse" but for Microsoft to design a WORD processor that requires a similar recourse to the mouse to get anything done is just incomprehensible to me.
Having talked to many veteran MS Office suite users over the years, I’ve heard the reasons they choose to remain with MS Office, most of which can be boiled down to: “it’s what my company provides” or “I’m kind of used to it, and don’t want to learn anything new.” I am not particularly impressed with veteran MS Office Suite users, and whether Libre Office impresses them or not is of monumental unconcern.