What version of Microsoft Office contains the least amount of

>>62162507
Pretty sure you're fine with 2007 - loads fast, less strict activation mechanism, has support for office 2007-2016 formats.

>>62163373
The support for files written with Office 2013-2016 is not that good.

>>62163373
Ok I'll try 2007. The activation for 2013, 2016 feels too much like botnet.

>>62163373

2007 seems like a good option, my personal experience is that 2010 still works like a champ without any issues. Even from a development standpoint, working with the staples like Word, Powerpoint, Excel has not changed that much since at least 2010.

In fact, I know people to this day who are still using 2010 in a professional setting, simply because there is virtually no reason to update.

>>62162507
Just use libreOffice and safe some money/potential for surveiliance

>>62164942
it is total botnet. in 2016, if you don't change settings, the office will regularly start a process that downloads files - unchecking updates doesn't stop this.

2007 is good. you don't even have to activate it for most features. and it doesn't botnet

>>62164977
Confirmed for never having used LibreOffice. It is not up to the stability of Ms Office simply, certainly not on Windows.

>>62165001
>>62164973
confused 2007 with 2010. I installed some mass volume 2010 without activation and it never botnetted and was usable

>>62165014

stability? Ive never seen it crash

>>62162507

2010 is the god tier version.

I honestly don't see the reason to update from my 2010

>>62162507
If you decide to go with 2007 you're better off using up to date libre office or wps office.

Alternatively just download latest 2016 iso from microsoft and use auto kms net activator from official link.

>>62166291
>use auto kms net activator

I tried it and it's basically malware that has to schedule itself to run indefinitely.

Where do you even get 2007/2010?

>>62166701
https://tb.rg-adguard.net/index.php
http://mirrors.bangmod.cloud/microsoft/

I still use Office XP. Add the compatibility patch and it works perfectly fine.

Office 95
>Super lightweight
>No botnet
>Menubar instead of (((Ribbons)))
>No activation BS
>No shitty animated paper clips
>Will still run in Windows 10

>>62167096
>Will still run in Windows 10

Really?

Office 95 or something.

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>>62167096
>No shitty animated paper clips
Not praising your paper clip overlord.

>>62165021
Same here, there's a precracked 2010 install on public trackers. Easy enough for normies to use, even.

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>>62167096
You talking shit about muh boi Clippy?

>>62166721
>http://mirrors.bangmod.cloud/microsoft/

Is this legit?

>>62165014
It's stable as fuck. Its only problem is that it doesn't open MS Office files properly and that isn't its fault at all. Microsoft intentionally misimplements its own "open standard" so that files made in MS Office openly open properly in MS Office.

If you use LibreOffice with odf only it works flawlessly.

>>62162507
use 2003

>>62167279
https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/606254878877450240

>>62162507
2007 was last non bodned version, 2010+ is bullshit even the (((volume license))) editions

Related question. I have legit iso files through school for windows 10/8/7 Enterprise, 7/8 Pro and Ult, and the XP mode 7. Which is the least botnet or easiest to de-botnet? I will be doing light gaming on the windows partition and actual work in manjaro.

>>62172441
Any Enterprise is good. All of them are botnet but less so than the consumer versions and easier to tweak.

>>62165014
Works on my machine lol

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>>62165014
Not once has it crashed.
And I've crashed office 2010 many times.

>>62172563
So I won't get telemetry out the ass with 10 Enterprise? I've held off with 7 for ages but if it's worth the switch I'll throw it on a dual boot. Also, any info on the average bare install size? My drive is only 240gb and I want 80 for manjaro.

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>>62172613
>So I won't get telemetry out the ass with 10 Enterprise?
No more than you have on 7 if you disable some stuff.

>Also, any info on the average bare install size?
Pic related

>>62172800
Thank you very much anon. Appreciate it.

>>62172800
>the absolute state of winbloat 7

>>62172441

Get windows server 2016 Datacentre

it's the only real debotnetted version of windows, because MS would loose real customers if they put in backdoors. Home users are plebs

>>62172892
I think I have access to the datazen or some shit like that. I'd have to pull it up. Still functions like a normal install?

Office 2003 here, no reason to upgrade.

>>62162507
2003 and below was discontinued before any of the botnet shit really got rolling.

>>62172800
That's interesting. I replaced an up-to-date clean install of 10 with a similar one of 7 on my SSD and saved a decent amount of space.

>>62163373
>>62164973
One thing about versions newer than 2007 is you can have two workbooks open side by side more easily in the same instance, which means pasting special between two books is a lot easier. Usually that would be a sign of an inefficient workbook, cuz alt-tab should be enough. So if it's just your hands on the material maybe 07's fine, but working with spreadsheets created by boomers 10 years ago, I'd be a hell of a lot happier with something newer than 07. At home I use 16, which has dictionary definitions in it's right click menu of word, so I would hazard there's some botnet somewhere in there.

>>62174877
its right click menu* whoops

>>62162507
2007 is okay if you can tolerate shitty modern user interfaces. If you want a UI that's actually good and customizable, 2003 is where it's at. I believe there's also some sort of compatibility pack that allows you to open 07+ documents in 2003, but don't quote me on it.