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0 pointscsdvrx2y ago0 comments

> I haven't used a non-cloud spreadsheet in probably 7 years.

Last time I use a cloud spreasheet was a month ago, to download the content into Excel

> I also wouldn't use excel for anything that has a combination of high importance and long lifetime though. It's mostly for some brainstorming or thrown in a presentation as a screenshot.

It's funny but that's exactly how I see online spreadsheet: for unimportant things that may not work at any point in the future if the account is closed. However, the collaborative features make them nice for brainstorming.

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mrits2y ago

If I had to download content locally I would tell them to resend a csv. I hope you are doing this on a VM

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0 pointscsdvrx2y ago0 comments

> I haven't used a non-cloud spreadsheet in probably 7 years.

Last time I use a cloud spreasheet was a month ago, to download the content into Excel

> I also wouldn't use excel for anything that has a combination of high importance and long lifetime though. It's mostly for some brainstorming or thrown in a presentation as a screenshot.