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by jqpabc123 974 days ago
Developer tools --- Yes

Business solutions --- No

A few examples --- US payroll. There is no competent open source solution that I am aware of.

Bill payment/money transfer --- Any mistake can be time consuming and costly to correct.

A spreadsheet is not the only tool most businesses need. There is lots of business software and services where open source is unavailable or does not present a practical, trustworthy solution IMO. A common thread that seems to run through a lot of these cases is liability.