Chart rendering comparison shows why switching off MS Office is harder than it looks
peterjliu · x · 2026-10-26
Developer Peter Liu rendered the same bubble and doughnut charts in Microsoft Office, LibreOffice 26.8, and Google Workspace to show why churn off MS Office is rare: LibreOffice drops gridlines and nested rings, while Google Slides loses bubble sizing entirely and Google Docs flattens multi-ring doughnuts. Even Google struggles to replicate Office's chart rendering fidelity, a hidden barrier to migration despite better collaboration features.
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