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Re:Windows is doomed by zdragnar on Friday September 01, 2017 @12:47PM (#15150157)
The thing is, it can be done by a "non programmer" without IT or admin overhead. Building or buying a new solution outside of Office requires far more buy-in and cost.

It may not be the best workflow, but it is the most accessible one for an individual to start with.

Edit: for what it's worth, I agree that it can be a hindrance to a company when it becomes a core operating process. However, that doesn't mean that it is inherently wrong for many needs

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Re:Windows is doomed by endorphone on Friday September 01, 2017 @01:52PM (#15150795)
Sure, I get where it comes into play. A team usually has the "techie" guy who decides to roll some macros, and soon it becomes embedded. In the last decade and before this was the engine of an enormous amount of end user computing.

But in 2017, it is almost always a very bad sign. Which is why the competition have mostly abandoned automation of the 1990s Office sort.

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