Microsoft’s decision to deprecate Publisher, its quietly resourceful desktop publishing app, sent a shockwave through a sizable—if often overlooked—portion of the Office community. For many years, Publisher has sat in the wings of Microsoft’s productivity suite, overshadowed by Word and...
Two decades ago, a wave of optimism swept through the open-source and digital rights communities with the formal approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a standard for office documents. The year was 2005, and the concept of open, vendor-neutral file formats seemed poised to reshape not...
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For over three decades, Microsoft Publisher has been a staple in the suite of Office applications, offering a dedicated space for desktop publishing projects such as brochures, business cards, flyers, and newsletters. But as October 2026 approaches, the end of this venerable program is on the...