▲ 1462 ▼ Word. (lemmy.world) submitted 8 months ago by slaacaa@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 195 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) That's fair. Imagine if people invested that much time into calc. A person can dream... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toddestan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) The problem is everyone expects Calc to be Excel, including full compatibility with reading and writing of Excel's file formats. As Excel is a constantly moving target, following that path means you'll forever be a second-rate Excel that'll never quite be fully compatible. I find Calc to be a fine spreadsheet program myself, though I'm hardly a power user. If you want to use Excel, then just go use Excel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago This is a valid point for sure. If I didn't receive ms office for free I'd use LibreOffice. I do use it on a personal level though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toddestan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) The problem is everyone expects Calc to be Excel, including full compatibility with reading and writing of Excel's file formats. As Excel is a constantly moving target, following that path means you'll forever be a second-rate Excel that'll never quite be fully compatible. I find Calc to be a fine spreadsheet program myself, though I'm hardly a power user. If you want to use Excel, then just go use Excel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago This is a valid point for sure. If I didn't receive ms office for free I'd use LibreOffice. I do use it on a personal level though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago This is a valid point for sure. If I didn't receive ms office for free I'd use LibreOffice. I do use it on a personal level though. permalink fedilink source parent
