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How far do we take this? What percentage of Macbook users use the tilde key? How many users open the terminal? What percentage of users use multiple desktops?

How far do we take this? What percentage of Macbook users use the tilde key? How many users open the terminal? What percentage of users use multiple desktops? The reason Excel remains the dominant spreadsheet software is because it has dozens of features that other spreadsheet applications don't have. Each one of those features is only used by a small portion of the user base but if you add up the users which use at least one of these features it starts representing a significant chunk of users. Each of those feature independently isn't worth implementing in competing platforms because "Google sheets should not be designing their app around the needs of 1% of users", but the culmination of all of those features add up to a platform Google Sheets just cannot compete with.

zepto 6y ago
The difference is that software doesn’t take up physical space or use physical resources. The answer about how far we should take it is, as far as is reasonable.
- tstrimple 6y ago
  Is the space actually being used more effectively? What can fit in the laptop without a SD card slot that couldn't fit with one present? Why is a smooth side with no ports somehow more valuable than a side with usable ports? You can't think you'll see any savings passed along to use for Apple taking out a part that costs them a few dollars at most. Removing the feature won't save any consumers any money, only reduce usability overall.
  - whynaut 6y ago
    > What can fit in the laptop without a SD card slot that couldn't fit with one present? More battery.
    - bigpeopleareold 6y ago
      ... which will have to occupy an extremely thin case. I mean, extreme thinness is not really an important criteria for many, but everything seems to gets compromised to serve that goal.
jki275 6y ago
Nope. The reason that Excel remains the dominant spreadsheet software is that it's the best spreadsheet out there, and it's almost universally installed on all school and business computers.

zepto 6y ago

The difference is that software doesn’t take up physical space or use physical resources. The answer about how far we should take it is, as far as is reasonable.

tstrimple 6y ago
Is the space actually being used more effectively? What can fit in the laptop without a SD card slot that couldn't fit with one present? Why is a smooth side with no ports somehow more valuable than a side with usable ports? You can't think you'll see any savings passed along to use for Apple taking out a part that costs them a few dollars at most. Removing the feature won't save any consumers any money, only reduce usability overall.
- whynaut 6y ago
  > What can fit in the laptop without a SD card slot that couldn't fit with one present? More battery.
  - bigpeopleareold 6y ago
    ... which will have to occupy an extremely thin case. I mean, extreme thinness is not really an important criteria for many, but everything seems to gets compromised to serve that goal.

jki275 6y ago

Nope. The reason that Excel remains the dominant spreadsheet software is that it's the best spreadsheet out there, and it's almost universally installed on all school and business computers.