By experience, being a scientist doesn’t mean one is the smartest guy in the room. Just that one has passion and luck and luxury to pursue that passion.

Many use alternatives to excel (R, python, Matlab, libreoffice).

For others installing a software is challenging enough that they use whatever provided by IT.

The remaining don’t give a sh*it, they are too busy in exploiting or in being exploited. No time to think about what is better