WORLDTECHLibreOffice Gains Donations as Microsoft Suffers Service Outage
According to a report by Neowin, Microsoft's latest service disruption appears to have renewed interest in alternatives to Office, and the free LibreOffice suite is benefiting from the attention. The Document Foundation, which develops LibreOffice, is seeing a peak in daily donations.
Outage revives interest in Office alternatives
Neowin reports that Microsoft's most recent service disruption seems to have prompted fresh interest in software that can replace Microsoft Office.
LibreOffice, a free and open-source productivity software suite produced by The Document Foundation, appears to be one of the main beneficiaries of that renewed attention.
Background on the companies involved
Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, founded in 1975. Its Office products are the subject of the disruption described in the report.
The Document Foundation, which publishes LibreOffice, is the organisation behind the open-source suite.
Open questions
- How large is the increase in donations compared with normal levels?
- What caused Microsoft's service disruption and how long did it last?