_number8_ to AssholeDesignEnglish · 2 years agoPaid for MS Excel out of the goodness of my heart so now I get this popup every 2 hours...imagemessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down116
arrow-up1327arrow-down1imagePaid for MS Excel out of the goodness of my heart so now I get this popup every 2 hours..._number8_ to AssholeDesignEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareViklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·2 years agoare you able to get your work done on other suites like LibreOffice / OnlyOffice, or does it require MS specific functionality?
minus-squarexpinchxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoI can’t speak for everyone but I rely heavily on VBA scripts, dozens of macros, PowerQuery for ETL, connection to azure SQL data, etc. If you work with big data excel is basically a must.
minus-squareWaLLy3K@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoGiven that OP posted a Mac screenshot, Pages and Numbers would likely work just as well for the files themselves.
minus-squareViklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoHadn’t noticed! Keen eye! Design convergence across platforms has me fooled 😅
minus-squarejbk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years ago screenshot, Pages and Numbers would likely work Terrible app names to be honest
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoYeah, but for something that comes free with your Mac, they’re not bad.
minus-squareeatham 🇦🇺@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNot free, complementary. The price of the computer covers it.
are you able to get your work done on other suites like LibreOffice / OnlyOffice, or does it require MS specific functionality?
I can’t speak for everyone but I rely heavily on VBA scripts, dozens of macros, PowerQuery for ETL, connection to azure SQL data, etc. If you work with big data excel is basically a must.
That’s fair enough
Given that OP posted a Mac screenshot, Pages and Numbers would likely work just as well for the files themselves.
Hadn’t noticed! Keen eye!
Design convergence across platforms has me fooled 😅
Terrible app names to be honest
Yeah, but for something that comes free with your Mac, they’re not bad.
Not free, complementary. The price of the computer covers it.