Whether this was the fault of 365 or the fault of our previous externally-managed Exchange server, I'm not sure. We ended up using BitTitan MigrationWiz to do it. Outlook's built-in email migration tool didn't work, despite spending a ton of time trying different configurations. But if I was a power user for a big enterprise it might drive me crazy. For me, a web developer shoehorned into a sysadmin role for a small startup, this is a good thing. A lot of complex admin tasks seem to be extracted out to Azure, whereas with Google they're all in the one tool. The 365 admin tool feels significantly simpler than the Google admin tool.

Also setting up dial-in access is oddly complicated, whereas I believe it's standard with Google Meet. For instance, there's no notification sound when someone joins a MS Teams meeting unless they're dialing in. Some things on 365 feel less polished and streamlined than their Google equivalents, like MS Teams vs. I've historically been a Google guy, but just migrated my company from a hodgepodge of Microsoft products to O365 for everything.

rotation suggestions (Photos sideways? no problem, lets rotate that.).

This day One, Two, Five, Ten, Fifteen years ago.

Spotlight on people (This is a neat thing where it takes a person and picks a couple of photos a year - you can watch your kids 'grow up').

They create all these things regularly for me They continue to improve it over time, and the way they have automatic in the background suggestions on your photos is REALLY cool.

The facial recognition is about 95% good, which is absolutely good enough for personal use. Having all your photos in multiple albums, So Good. Google Photos, even with ALL it's limitations, it just ROCKS. It's obviouslymore designed around corporate needs than personal I find the O365 platform usable, but a bit cumbersome. I find the Google platform just works more easily for individuals/ and small family groups It's DEFINITELY more designed around corporate needs than personal And if the basic things like file sharing, collaboration, and file management are not delightful, then what's the point. I used to argue 'but look how powerful excel is', but to be honest, that was in the past. I never thought I'd say this, but while Microsoft was king as recent as 5 years ago, it's no longer the best. My conclusion is the Microsoft is trying to emulate the Google way, but is limited by the fact that is has to remain backwards compatible with everything they've released in the last 20 years, and now it's a mess. It's nearly impossible to figure out what files have been shared with who. I had locked down a SharePoint site so it cannot be shared externally, but users can just override it. Security when sharing files is unpredictable. And then add TEAMS to the mix, where everytime you create a Group it also creates a new SharePoint site, which then has to be controlled/managed by someone.

It's all a cobbled together mess, for example OneDrive and SharePoint. The desktop apps have crashed a few times, and I've lost my work, despite OneDrive synch. Then users complain that documents look ugly or don't work, so I constantly have to tell them to use the desktop apps. I actually regularly experience 'replication conflicts' with other users.ĭocuments very often don't render properly online, so then you'll have to load them in the desktop app. Now I'm using office 365.Īnything related to collaboration and 'live editing' online is years behind Google. I always thought that Microsoft was the superior product, because I grew up on it and when I was forced to use Google at work, I didn't like it. I have recently switched from Google to Office 365. RulesĢ) Use Reddiquette (aka don't be a dick).ģ) Submissions regarding individual help should be put in the support megathread.Ĥ) Google search glitches and amusing Google Assistant screenshots will be removed.ĥ) Please don't submit promo codes as a new submission.Īre you a Googler and want verified flair? Fill out this form and then send a modmail (note: you must be signed in under the domain). Please focus on community-oriented content, such as news and discussions, instead of individual-oriented content, such as questions and help. r/Google is for news, announcements and discussion related to all Google services and products.

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