MS Excel, R.I.P.
Spicoli the Cannoli | 06/07/06
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Well, given that most home users have NEVER use any Excel features that are
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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i dont think so
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Suckers.
John Zern | 06/07/06
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Nothing to Worry about
Mr Shaun Warburton | 06/07/06
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At least for the home market, spreadsheets are simple, and free is very
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Students and home users
TheHonestTruth | 06/07/06
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Corporations also want tight control over company documents, but, Google
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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What about a free version of Excel?
John Zern | 06/07/06
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another nail in M$ coffin
Linux Geek | 06/07/06
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Well, this will not effect MS corporate business in its present form.
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Too bad...
superbus | 06/07/06
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Can You Hear The Screaming From Redmond?
itanalyst | 06/07/06
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And, you bring up a good point, Google needs to let developers extend this.
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Your forgot your favorit line...
John Zern | 06/07/06
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who were the voters
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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one more thing
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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The ammount of bandwidth this will take isnothing. Music downloads is
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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one more...
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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That is the beauty, Google can even lose money here, if it drives people
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Problem is
John Zern | 06/07/06
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Well, why does MS "allow" Google the number one position in search???
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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Google will sell an Office Suite Appliance eventually, similar to a Search
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Well, as I have asserted, 99% of spreadsheets created are simple with
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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No....
serpentmage | 06/07/06
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Given that a huge percentage of spreadsheets are extremely simple, I would
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Fat OSes and Fat Office Suites are on the way out, but it will be gradual.
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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And, Microsoft has to HATE all of the publicity here. This is generating a
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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what publicity??
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Well, I think it is that the MS lovers are a little shell shocked here and
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Results 1 - 10 of about 3,440,000 for "google spreadsheets". (0.36 seconds)
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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google is evil
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Yahoo: 1 - 10 of about 240,000 for "google spreadsheets" - 0.17 sec
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Actually, I believe the Google crowd is mighty shocked here as
John Zern | 06/07/06
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Maybe it was skewed, the hard core MS people are too shocked to vote.
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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Simplicty and Collaboration . . .
lojack_skjeij | 06/07/06
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And, just like most home users have never used a sledgehammer, most have
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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donnie boy
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Google Spreadsheets will mature fast, this is just alpha. Home users
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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yoyo
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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If Google Spreadsheets suffices for your needs, you shouldn't've ...
PB_z | 06/07/06
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Then 95% of users should not be using Excel. Even in corporations, most
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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OH god, here you go again with your...
John Zern | 06/07/06
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The percent of simple spreadsheets is well north of 90%. The 1% that are
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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Spreadsheets in useless
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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hmm
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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This is alpha, they will increase the number of rows, but, even then,
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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ridiculous
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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I will sugest it again: Corporations should ban large spreadsheets!! They
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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Also, try to give at least one argument why you think large spreadsheets
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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And the winner is DonnieBoy
TonyMcS | 06/07/06
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I don't think you realize how simple the average spreadsheet is.
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Data collection
mighetto | 06/07/06
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google blindfolds people
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Google ain't even close to a monopoly in any market. Less than 50% in every
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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SpreadSheet Vs Database
mighetto | 06/07/06
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Yes, excelent post!! Corporations should ban spreadsheets larger than 100
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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zdnet should ban you
hopefulcoder | 06/07/06
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Well, you offered no argument as to why I might be wrong, if you have a
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Just like bloggers sharing news, this will let ordinary users share data.
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base
Loverock Davidson | 06/07/06
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And, that is the problem, Excel is a hair ball, it has way too many
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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Thats what people want
Loverock Davidson | 06/07/06
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And, if I my mother wants to share it with her sister on the other side of
DonnieBoy | 06/07/06
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You hit it dead on the head!
John Zern | 06/07/06
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Hitting the nail on the head with a sledge hammer like Excel is hard to do.
DonnieBoy | 06/08/06
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Corel, R.I.P., you be missed
Boot_Agnostic | 06/08/06
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