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I dont really get why every tool must be suited for everyone.

If excel (which was absolutely not designed for genetic research) is bad for genetic research purposes why blame microsoft.

Its like a craft man complaining that a screwdriver is a bad tool if your job is to put in nails.

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Well if the screwdriver sales guy takes your bosses bosses boss and their spouse out for a nice dinner, mysteriously leading to your org purchasing screwdrivers for everyone who is asking for a hammer to do their work then maybe the hypothetical craftsperson might start complaining.

A ridiculously large number of people have excel installations and exactly zero budget to get access to a less shit tool.

Then blame their employer (especially if it's a billion dollar medical company) if they are so easily lead a stray.

More than one party can be at fault for a problem, Microsoft pretty explicitly sold their screwdriver as a hammer.

Did they? My entire argument is wrong if Microsoft sold excel as a tool suited for genetic research.

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