I (mainly) don't want to aggregate them, I want to look at them.
Don't forget "Filter". It's very easy in a spreadsheet to take a huge number of rows and cut them down -- interactively! -- to a subset that's of interest.
Based on what I see I may want to scribble formulas in the margins.
I love love love SQL but it is not a spreadsheet. SQL is great at aggregating down a column but very awkward at aggregating across a row. My SQL prompt doesn't have scatter plots built-in. I can't arbitrarily color rows/columns/cells.
Don't forget "Filter". It's very easy in a spreadsheet to take a huge number of rows and cut them down -- interactively! -- to a subset that's of interest.
Based on what I see I may want to scribble formulas in the margins.
I love love love SQL but it is not a spreadsheet. SQL is great at aggregating down a column but very awkward at aggregating across a row. My SQL prompt doesn't have scatter plots built-in. I can't arbitrarily color rows/columns/cells.