I find this mildly infuriating, I only use Windows for work, I even personally purchased Windows 11. Local account and disabled as much as I could. I personally do not like Windows or Windows in general.

Well, now I do an update and they throw this up like I need to walk thru these steps (again). Not even a “Skip”/“Don’t remind me again”. Windows is not what it used to be and after disabling half the Microsoft stuff I’d expect not to be bothered again. It’s really a built in ad more then anything.

2023-08 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5029351)

  • HellAwaits@lemm.eeEnglish
    72·
    11 months ago

    Excel is far, far ahead of the competition. I wish it wasn’t that way, but it just is.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Guess I would not know, myself and my businesses have not used Excel in years. Out of curiosity whats missing from the free Excel rip offs? Hotkeys, formulas, or what?

      • KrisND@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        6·
        11 months ago

        I’m curious about this as well. I have used Libreoffice for years without an issue. My understanding as always been that Microsoft Office products just have more advertising and so many people got/get trained in it that it’s just easier then to learn it differently to use LibreOffice software.

        I was not aware there was anything missing, other then maybe the cloud. I do know smaller businesses and even some schools who have swapped to LibreOffice but usually overseas, outside the US.

    • LogarithmicCamel@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      If your competition is other spreadsheet programs, then yes. If your competition is Python or R, absolutely not.