Comment by zrobotics
4 hours ago
I my experience, it's often that Excel is an absolute necessity. Try telling people who work in finance or accounting that they will have to use Google Sheets or another alternative and you'll have a picket line out front of the office within a week.
I've never met anyone who was a die-hard for Word, I'm sure they exist but they can't be a large contingent of users.
Excel is a lot like Photoshop. Everyone hates the parent companies, but there just aren't good alternatives for either one.
For many, Excel is sufficient reason to have a separate Windows computer or the determining factor in using Windows; Mac Excel is not the real deal.
Every single time I talk to an auditor or security team:
Them: Are you a Mac or Windows shop?
Me: 100% Mac, except for the Finance team...
Them: sigh Yeah, same here.