Comment Re:The wrong path (Score 1) 393
As long as Linux application developers continue to copy Microsoft, in a vain attempt to be "compatible," Microsoft will always have the edge. They will always set the pace for others to follow.
True; however, Excel actually does have some nice features and many uses. It's not bad to copy something that is useful. This is not to say that Excel, or spreadsheets in general, can't be improved upon, or even replaced, just that 1)Excel _is_ the current de facto business-standard spreadsheet, and 2)future good ideas are often rethinks (thoughts? thunks?) of past questionable ideas.
True; however, Excel actually does have some nice features and many uses. It's not bad to copy something that is useful. This is not to say that Excel, or spreadsheets in general, can't be improved upon, or even replaced, just that 1)Excel _is_ the current de facto business-standard spreadsheet, and 2)future good ideas are often rethinks (thoughts? thunks?) of past questionable ideas.
