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Except for compatibility (which will always be questionable with proprietary formats), I don't think most folks actually need Word or Excel. Most folks aren't d
by trelane 4y ago
Except for compatibility (which will always be questionable with proprietary formats), I don't think most folks actually need Word or Excel. Most folks aren't delving into VBA and such, they just need a bunch of interlinked cells with a little math.
- regularfry 4y agoCompatibility is 90% of the problem, though. While it might be tempting to think that most people might not need Excel, the important thing to realise is that they think they do, the people who are sending them spreadsheets to look at think they do, and your beliefs aren't going to change that.
- trelane 4y agoYep. But the first thing to do when you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging
- regularfry 4y agoStep zero is to realise you're in a hole in the first place.