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by tombert4 hours ago |
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upvoteby hiciu3 hours ago|
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> just put Excel inside Winboat or something, but they won't have it

Just curious, is it about different tools / workflow / the new thing to learn (and those are valid reasons!) or are there some technical issues with for example Winboat?

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upvoteby tombert3 hours ago|
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They've never used Winboat (or anything Linuxey really), so it's definitely not a fault with Winboat itself.

Honestly I think they really just don't want to change and they're trying to look for ways out because they know that "I don't want to!" isn't going to fly with me if I'm expected to be tech support.

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upvoteby bombcar3 hours ago|
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What do they do with Excel for Windows that they can't do with Excel for Mac?
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upvoteby major5053 hours ago|
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This is exactly what I do with my personal computing. I would prefer to be on linux, but a lot of people still sends me data in excel spreadsheets for processing, and lets be honest: apple hardware is fucking awesome.

The feeling of being able to work away from my desk and dont care about battery, is so goooooooood.

And I have to admit. Even if I dont like macos, my macbook with m1 and 16gb ram is probably the fastest laptop I ever own.

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upvoteby e12e2 hours ago|
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Excel for Mac has gotten a lot better - but I'm not surprised if it is still its own thing - with edge cases in format, macros, visual basic, linking to databases and data sources etc. I imagine excel under wine is better than the port to Mac in some respects.
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upvoteby bombcar1 hours ago|
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The edge cases are where it can break, but they're getting smaller and smaller as Excel slowly turns into a web-based app.
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upvoteby tombert2 hours ago|
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If you can even get Excel working under Wine. Older ones work fine, but AFAIK there's no way to get the modern Excel working on Wine.
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upvoteby tombert3 hours ago|
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I'm honestly not sure. I'm sure my dad Googled something to use it as an excuse to not change.

As I said in a sibling comment, I think they really just don't want to change and they are looking for excuses; I suspect even if I could prove that there's absolute feature parity between the two versions they'd just find another reason.

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