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The only thing holding me back from going completely to Google Docs is the spreadsheet. For anything real, the Google Spreadsheet is simply not usable. It's a
by kjackson2012 14y ago
The only thing holding me back from going completely to Google Docs is the spreadsheet. For anything real, the Google Spreadsheet is simply not usable. It's a great proof of concept, and it works for small, unuseful spreadsheets, but for doing anything substantive, Excel is several orders of magnitude better.
I don't care if I need to install a separate, native executable/plugin in order to get better performance. If Google offers something that is usable, I would gladly switch to Google Docs.
- jwilliams 14y agoI tend to agree - particularly on interactivity/performance - Is there something else that you're missing though? That said, every time I use Google Spreadsheets I'm surprised at much it's rapidly improving.
- kjackson2012 14y agoMainly speed, usability, etc. If you have a large spreadsheet with tens of thousands of rows, trying to scroll back and forth makes it unusable.
- maguay 14y agoCurious: have you used Microsoft's web Excel in Skydrive? It has enough functions for my basic use, but then, so does Google Docs...