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Thanks, that's good to know.
Why is Excel 2016 for Mac so bad?
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I'm wondering what people think - Excel 2016 for Mac seems to be so bad that it must be intentional. Am I wrong? Is Microsoft still waging a low-grade war on Mac users by making their products subtly awful on a Mac? Is it just that they have really bad developers? Is it that the developers are good but the management somehow makes them do terrible work? Is it that whoever is in charge of designing Excel for Mac has an ex who uses it for his/her job and this person has devoted his/her life to making his/her ex's life bad in confusing ways? Has a nefarious actor infiltrated Microsoft in order to make their products just bad enough that companies will continue to use them but their awfulness will create a small long-term drag on the US economy? Answers would be appreciated. Thanks!
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2019-01-08T20:41:20+00:00 -
Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP2019-01-11T15:05:20+00:00 A fifth source of slowness has been identified:
A different user reported uninstalling QuicKeys input manager fixed the problem.
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Anonymous
2019-01-17T08:02:34+00:00 I would recommend to buy a windows laptop.
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Anonymous
2019-02-14T10:47:50+00:00 I think it is because lack of competition on the market = no improvement. Since Microsoft Office is a monopolist, we costumers are being ripped. They simply have no incentive to improve.
Yes I totally agree the quality of Microsoft Office on Mac is disgusting. It is the only application on my Mac that regularly crashes.
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Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP
2019-02-14T21:46:27+00:00 Hi KM1871KM
If you find you are having a crash in Excel, please post a question to the appropriate Excel forum. Crashes with Excel 2016 and 2019 are now extremely rare. Include the version you have (Excel > About Excel) the version of Mac OS that you have, along with any steps you take that result in a crash. We can address your specific issue.