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What about tables, pivot tables, power query, grouping of rows and columns , and how is formula/function parity (xlookup, index, match, sumproduct, etc)?
I've made some truly Frankenstein sheets that I'm not sure could be stitched together elsewhere.
I don't have any issues. It's free to download to any operating system. So give it a try. See if it can open your existing Excel spreadsheets
Why excel for super complex computations? At some point, just code your solution instead... It's easier than troubleshooting Excel
I am having vague nightmares of the Momte Carlo and Black Scholes sheets we would have to compile for financial engineering classes in college...