Re:We’re approaching the limits of computer power – we need ...
by sp332 on Saturday January 11, 2020 @07:00PM
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It's been possible for multiple people to edit an Excel file simultaneously for a long time. Since 2017 (at least) you can use OneDrive as the file location, so you get all those syncing and sharing benefits you mentioned. The newer Click-to-Run installer takes about 2 minutes to get the app to a usable state, and if that's just too long, there's always https://office.live.com/start/Excel.aspx
Re:We’re approaching the limits of computer power – we need ...
by kick on Saturday January 11, 2020 @07:21PM
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Excel also has a web client that can be downloaded in seconds and has more features than Google Sheets.
Re:We’re approaching the limits of computer power – we need ...
by username90 on Sunday January 12, 2020 @04:08AM
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I didn't know that, pretty neat. One feature it has is that it picks my local language and I see no option to change it to English like I have everywhere else, so I still wont use it. I really dislike internationalization efforts, they are often so bad that it makes everything a lot harder to use for non-Americans than if they just got the same page as Americans.
Much better product? Sheets takes literally seconds to download and install and runs on all your devices. Also it automatically syncs your data between devices and sharing data with other people is as easy as sharing a website. These are very important features in my view and makes Sheets into a better product than Excel. A power user might have different opinions, but to me writing sheet.new in my browser is just so much more convenient.