_number8_@lemmy.world to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoPaid for MS Excel out of the goodness of my heart so now I get this popup every 2 hours...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square75linkfedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down117
arrow-up1321arrow-down1imagePaid for MS Excel out of the goodness of my heart so now I get this popup every 2 hours...lemmy.world_number8_@lemmy.world to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square75linkfedilink
minus-squareVik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·3 years agoare you able to get your work done on other suites like LibreOffice / OnlyOffice, or does it require MS specific functionality?
minus-squarexpinchx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 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-up8·3 years agoGiven that OP posted a Mac screenshot, Pages and Numbers would likely work just as well for the files themselves.
minus-squareVik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoHadn’t noticed! Keen eye! Design convergence across platforms has me fooled 😅
minus-squarejbk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years ago screenshot, Pages and Numbers would likely work Terrible app names to be honest
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 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.