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I think the "Valorant" mind set also applies to other software, like Photoshop or Excel etc. The vast majority of people don't really need to use Photoshop professionally, or the advanced capabilities that only desktop Excel can provide, but they like to think they do. It's a comfort zone thing, the devil you know and all that.
The important part here is that if someone is willing they can add these features to foss software. Either by learning/doing the work or by helping fund someone to do it for them.
Libre office (no idea about open office, sadly) works in the same way excel does. A lot of the „advanced“ features of excel can also be achieved in other ways or by other software. Of course I‘m willing to get schooled by someone who has advanced knowledge of both and says its insanely different. But from my perspective the differences are marginal.
Your argument is that if someone can use an "advanced" excel feature, they should also be able to code up that feature for a foss alternative software?
Obviously not. I said if a feature is so advanced that libreoffice doesnt have it yet, they can either help building it (by code or by reporting the missing feature or helping advance the discussion) or they can use additional software if such exists or they can pay someone to do it.
For sure.