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QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Excel enters its 40th year

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Excel enters its 40th year

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QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    And still the spreadsheet gold standard. Microsoft gets plenty of shit wrong but Excel is one thing they got right.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    Suck it, Excell! I’m beating you! I’m older!!! I’m 41!!! All hail the king, baby!

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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      Yeah, but can you pivot?

      • Dogs_cant_look_up@lemmy.world
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        Not only that, but i can also lookup X’s.

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    Long live the one and only solution that is a big data platform, a database, and, of course, an AI tool

    • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
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      Don’t forget accounting software. And Pixel art maker. And Eve Online interface.

      • humblebun@sh.itjust.works
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        accounting software

        Fuck yeah, I do all my accounting through excel

    • slurpeesoforion@startrek.website
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      The most versatile note pad in existence…

  • rauls4@lemm.ee
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    40 years after ripping off VisiCalc which is 45 years old. And Aldus Persuation, and WordStar, and CPM, and Macintosh OS, and Netscape, and the list goes on.

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    And yet Google’s version is more useful

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      Lol Google sheets has nowhere near the capabilities of Excel. They’re not even in the same class.

      • myplacedk@lemmy.world
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        Number of features that is has? Sure.

        Number of features that I need? Google Sheets wins.

        As I use Excel at work, I’d be happy if you prove me wrong here. Just yesterday I needed to do a simple search/replace with regular expressions. My solution was to copy the data to Google Sheets.

    • AceSLive@lemmy.world
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      In what way?

      Excel is one of the best things Microsoft has ever made, in my opinion.

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