Why do we still have NPV / IRR vs XNPV / XIRR?

The question that always lingered without anyone finding the solution:

NPV does a limited function of XNPV

IRR does a limited function of XIRR


Why has Excel not got rid of NPV / IRR function? Are they useful for anything?

 

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