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Microsoft is likely to preserve some errors in the name of backwards compatibility. Spreadsheets that calculate different values in different versions are going
by mutagen 14y ago
Microsoft is likely to preserve some errors in the name of backwards compatibility. Spreadsheets that calculate different values in different versions are going to cause them more headaches from their customers than these reports of errors, as the people who care are already using other methods.
- jimhefferon 14y agoSit down, have a drink, and think about what you are saying.
- carbocation 14y agoAnd yet, in your heart of hearts, you know mutagen's point to be true.
- doppenhe 14y agohave to say mutagen is spot on.
- doppenhe 14y agoThis is not far from the truth. In certain cases large solutions have been already developed to take into account any variation in implementation, accuracy or behavior. With millions of custom solutions based on Excel floating around , "fixing" issues where calculations suddenly give different results would be highly counterproductive and potentially dangerous.