misk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific datawww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down18cross-posted to: microsoft@lemdro.id
arrow-up1391arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific datawww.theverge.commisk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square86fedilinkcross-posted to: microsoft@lemdro.id
minus-squareRheingoldRiver@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYou could make a new filetype, default new versions to it, & not break compatibility. Wouldn’t do anything for existing workbooks, and keep xlsx an option, but “it would break compatibility” is not a be-all end-all argument against this.
You could make a new filetype, default new versions to it, & not break compatibility. Wouldn’t do anything for existing workbooks, and keep xlsx an option, but “it would break compatibility” is not a be-all end-all argument against this.