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Depends on the profession. The company might shell out money for accounting to use excel. But PMs, engineers, TPMs, etc etc are likely to be told “hey we’re usi
by vlovich123 2y ago
Depends on the profession. The company might shell out money for accounting to use excel. But PMs, engineers, TPMs, etc etc are likely to be told “hey we’re using google workplaces and aren’t going to buy you an excel license” unless you can make a very convincing case. That represents a shrinking pie for Excel even if specific professional use remains on Excel while everyone else moves on. Similar stuff happened with things like COBOL, IBM mainframes, etc. That’s why Microsoft competes with their 365 offering, but Google really put a dent in Microsoft’s near monopoly on OS+productivity tools that they built up and cemented in the 90s/early 00’s.
- layer8 2y agoIn my experience it depends more on the company you’re in than on the profession.
- heraldgeezer 2y agoI worked for an MSP in Europe, so IT provider. No company used Google Workspace. All where Office 365.
- theshackleford 2y agoEqually I’ve never worked for a company in my life that uses office or 365. At most in one org the CFO and his direct report had office licenses for excel. In working for a European company right now that is a pure google workspace shop. (Though I work remote and am not based in Europe myself.) I’ve got zero idea how to use excel because I’ve simply never worked for an org that has deployed Microsoft products and I’m nearing 40. Wild how different our experiences can be. I’d be totally open to trying out Microsoft products but it’s just never come up. In the same vein, I’ve never used windows in my career either (though I have administered windows server but that was only due to it being a requirement for some VMware stuff and it was treated like a leper.) I started my career with Linux and most roles since have deployed/provided MacBooks with OSX.)