Yes because I dont like clouds. But I truly dislike any second I have LibreOffice open. It feels slow, clunky, ugly, non-native on Linux and it is generally not a fun, stable nor feature full enough piece of software for a very light user like myself.
I mean, I chose to learn LaTeX rather than having to put up with LO for a simple rich text document.
The sad thing is that the other non-Office alternatives are even worse in their own way. Word processors are like browsers, huge, complex, requiring a ton of compatibility subsystems, yet without the massive corporate backing actual browsers have. So there's only Microsoft, and a lot of small players that would have to spend literal billions to reach 50% of the power and polish of Office. Word processors are basically living fossils, relics of a bygone era.
It's sad, really, because people still need to write documents and spreadsheet, but no sane company will seriously try to enter this space ever again.
I use Calc every week and it is snappy enough and hasn't crashed in a decade+. More features than I could ever use. Sounds like you're exaggerating or need a Pentium overdrive.
Last I tried desktop Excel on my 20 core machine, it felt much snappier than Calc ever did. Shame on me for expecting a spreadsheet app to run as melted butter on a i9 10900k.
To be fair, the word processor is the one that has annoying writing latency. My issue with Calc it is clunky to use, and not very HiDPI friendly.
Core eye five here... never have had to wait for input. Takes a second or so to start. Any better and I wouldn't be able to perceive it.
No HiDPI problems, perhaps a new icon theme?
I'm sure Excel is better on many metrics due to investment, and if you are a spreadsheet-jockey that last 5% really matters. But, neither a factor here.
The typing latency is the worse I have experienced in any Electron app. As much as I would like to use it, LibreOffice on that front is snappier, and not even by much.
I mean, I chose to learn LaTeX rather than having to put up with LO for a simple rich text document.
The sad thing is that the other non-Office alternatives are even worse in their own way. Word processors are like browsers, huge, complex, requiring a ton of compatibility subsystems, yet without the massive corporate backing actual browsers have. So there's only Microsoft, and a lot of small players that would have to spend literal billions to reach 50% of the power and polish of Office. Word processors are basically living fossils, relics of a bygone era.
It's sad, really, because people still need to write documents and spreadsheet, but no sane company will seriously try to enter this space ever again.