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From: calloway@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Frank Calloway)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Unimpressed with Lotus 123 r 3.1
Message-ID: <2010013@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
Date: 17 Apr 91 13:18:21 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
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Hi, Brian -

I have 1-2-3 Version 3.1 and I agree that it's somewhat disappointing.
But there was never any doubt that it was an interim product to give
Lotus time to develop "1-2-3 for Windows."  The Windows version of
1-2-3 is due out in the next month or so and you may want to take a 
look at it (or at least review its features) before buying Excel.

I also have Excel 3.0 and, in general, it's a very nice product.
Microsoft has done many good things to improve Excel's ease of use.
But there are still a few rough edges that are a pain, and I find 
Excel's worksheet consolidation features to be *much* clumsier
than 1-2-3's 3D spreadsheets.

Frank Calloway