On Aug 31, 2009, at 9:40 AM, John Niven wrote:
> I use M$ Office 2004 and am a huge fan of Excel. It is clear that > people who claim there are other equivalents have never used it's > full power. Excel has long been the best of the suite; but you clearly haven't 'enjoyed' the 'improvements' MS has made in Office 2007/2008. <roll eyes> I've had users who got 2007 call me and demand that I remove this crap from their computer and give them the 'real' Office back. As for power, well, Excel still hasn't caught up to Wingz. That was so far ahead of it's time. It became Claris' standalone spreadsheet Resolve (nothing to do with the crap that was Works). There's bits of it's heritage visible in Numbers now. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informix_Wingz> Most of the power of Excel comes from having used it for a long time, not because it's so inherently powerful. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
