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Re:The first rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t tell anyone you’... by melagonster on Monday October 24, 2022 @08:07PM (#33324401)
Is not this actually a famous advantage of vim/vi in old editor war?
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Re:The first rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t tell anyone you’... by masklinn on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @03:59AM (#33327526)
Yes?

That it is an advantage does not naturally and unfailingly translate into being a linga Franca.

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Re:The first rule of Microsoft Excel: Don’t tell anyone you’... by Ferkv on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @04:56AM (#33341293)
It's the other way around.

"vi" being so common (ie. "lingua franca") is what gave it an advantage.

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