• qyron
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    1 day ago

    What is the excuse? If it is free, it is garbage or a scam? Or is it the usual argument of being used to it?

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      18 hours ago

      She’s old and it’s different from what she’s used to. That’s the reason, she doesn’t want to learn new tech/software.

      Same reason she fears driving a rental car, it’s not her car that she’s familiar with.

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        16 hours ago

        I can respect that. However, LO is not that distinct from MSO that a user experient in the latter is rendered kneecapped in the first. And being highly costumizable, it can be set up to any user’s liking. But, again, I can respect the sentiment.

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      Libre office sucks in comparison to MS Office. And I use both every day. I need to stay familiar with Libre for the folks I support, but I need to be productive, so MS Office.

      When I say both, I mean MS Office 2016, because I refuse to use Office 365. So compared to nearly 10 year old MS Office, Libre falls far short.

      And that’s before you compare any OSS spreadsheet app to Excel. Tables alone are reason enough to pay for Excel.

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        23 hours ago

        I’m going to risk you have an out there requirement for advanced spreadsheets OP’s mother does not have.

        But considering Excel takes the brunt on many organizations of work that should be handles through dedicated data bases, I’m not about to go praise it.