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This is incorrect. Everyone uses Excel, not CSV. There are billions of people on this planet who know what to do with an .xlsx file.

Do the same with a .CSV file and you'll have to teach those people how to use the .CSV importer in Excel and also how to set up the data types for each column etc. It's a non trivial problem that forces you down to a few million people.

.CSV is a niche format for inexperienced software developers.




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