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Yes, Office. Office compatibility still a problem for Macs in 2017. Either from FUD or in actual functionality, Office prevents people from switching from Win1
by appleiigs 10y ago
Yes, Office.
Office compatibility still a problem for Macs in 2017. Either from FUD or in actual functionality, Office prevents people from switching from Win10 to MacOS.
Two people asked me about moving to Macs. They repeatedly asked me about Office compatibility (the FUD). For one of the users, I wasn't sure if it was OK for functionality. She is a lawyer (ie. power user of Word) and I know in Mac Excel for me is not usable.
Both of them didn't need to buy new hardware (they are fed up with Windows, not the hardware), but I couldn't even mention Linux as a alternative for them.
- no_wizard 10y agohttps://9to5mac.com/2016/01/21/windows-mac-ipad-microsoft-office-comparison/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/01/21/windows-mac-ipad-microsoft-of... With 2016, it ain't much. Do they use a lot of VB scripts? I have found 2016 Office for Mac has been nearly 1 for 1 feature wise.
- appleiigs 10y agoThe features might be 1 to 1, but the compatibility problems I found is when you use Office in Windows at work, then work on same file on a Mac at home, then go back to Windows at work. The formatting can change. As an example, in Excel charts the colors will be different, the alignment will be off. Also, I find Excel to be unbearably slow on a Mac, when the same file works OK in Windows. And yes, the VBA Editor on Mac versions aren't at par as in Windows. When I bring work home, it's usually because of a deadline and these things will slow me down (including different keyboard mappings).