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nradov
on Sept 16, 2022
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Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B
Who is everyone else? Google locks you in just as much as Microsoft.
bkishan
on Sept 16, 2022
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How does Google lock you in when you could just export it as docx and move over anytime to Word/Libre?
You can even bulk download as many docs you like and there's even takeout.google.
nradov
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You can also export files from Microsoft products. There is no difference in vendor lock in between Google and Microsoft.
indymike
on Sept 16, 2022
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The question is how do you export and use metadata from sharepoint that is useful? Documents are not where the lock in is.
nradov
on Sept 16, 2022
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Microsoft Office, Teams, and SharePoint have comprehensive APIs so you can export any metadata you want. It's no different from competing Google products in that regard.
indymike
on Sept 17, 2022
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Developer work is expensive and beyond most users abilities. File..save is not. It is very different.
nradov
on Sept 17, 2022
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You can do File, Save As in the Microsoft products as well. There's no significant difference.
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