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Sadly, the lock-in is pretty extreme… as is user inertia. Office 365 has made the problem worse as well, even if you have something like OnlyOffice that does a good job of compatibility with Office, it can’t sync with OneDrive.
If you collaborate with non-technical people, they will expect you to work in Office formats, and won’t even entertain discussion of any alternative.
You already have to have a degree of control to complete a catch (which is nothing to do with how much the ball deviates off the bat).
Umpires already have to make a lot of judgement calls in cricket. This would be no different.