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The specific quote exists as part of a broader context in this thread in which the accessibility of any proposed alternative to excel is relevant. Making it re
by ineedasername 6y ago
The specific quote exists as part of a broader context in this thread in which the accessibility of any proposed alternative to excel is relevant. Making it relevant to point out that while emacs might be a valid alternative for some, it is not for most users.
- boogies 6y ago> The specific quote exists as part of a broader context in this thread in which the accessibility of any proposed alternative to excel is relevant. Right, which is why I tried to address the next claim: > while emacs might be a valid alternative for some, it is not for most users I think a distro like Spacemacs but with cua-mode / UX targeting Office users instead of with evil-mode / UX targeting vi users could make it fairly viable for many or even most users, it seems that it already is for many users, like the secretaries I mentioned in my other comment, who considered themselves non-programmers if not non-power users (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=emacs%20secretaries&sort=byPopularity&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...).
- ineedasername 6y agoWell I guess we're splitting hairs at this point. No need to go another few rounds, I'll just thank you for pointing out Spacemacs, which looks pretty interesting.