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Microsoft fixes the Excel feature that was wrecking scientific data (www.theverge.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That assumption is perfectly good for a default. Not a mandatory feature that power users have to live with.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

As a default, sure. Should be one that's easily changed, though. Repeatedly fighting the machine that's supposed to do your bidding and make your life easier gets old rather quickly. A machine you own and administrate, let's not forget that.