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Re:Coda, a “next-generation spreadsheet” – from rows and col... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @09:02PM (#15546528)
Does it really make sense for someone who doesn't understand the concept of 2D Cartesian coordinates to be using a spreadsheet at all?

"Battleship coordinates" are pretty darned far down the list of Things Wrong with Excel. Considering you still can't open multiple instances the way every other Windows application on the planet works...

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Re:Coda, a “next-generation spreadsheet” – from rows and col... by frogpelt on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:28PM (#15547218)
On Windows 7, Excel 2013 I can open multiple instances. They still share the same undo stack though.
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Re:Coda, a “next-generation spreadsheet” – from rows and col... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:39PM (#15547260)
It can only open multiple instances if you launch them explicitly. If you click on multiple .xls(x) files, they will still open in the same window.

It's just insanely stupid and nonstandard.

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