Originally released on Apple Macintosh computers on September 30, 1985 and then debuting on Windows systems two years later, Microsoft Excel just celebrated it's 35th birthday. Excel has been living large ever since it usurped Lotus 1-2-3 as the de facto spreadsheet king in the early 90s. While Excel has enjoyed widespread repute as being a flexible and powerful tool, it hasn't been without its growing pains and misuse by users.
We took to Twitter to see how others celebrated Excel's 35th birthday.
@coderloco doesn't trust Excel with dates, and the Excel Twitter account doesn't disagree.
https://twitter.com/msexcel/status/1311497468559974400
@pick6guru won't be getting brownie points from his wife.
https://twitter.com/pick6guru/status/1311466404823134210
@namlyd knows Python and R, but always comes back to an old friend.
https://twitter.com/namlyd/status/1311893812571238402
And then there are the puns.
https://twitter.com/klarnov251/status/1311497578131980289
https://twitter.com/jilen/status/1311437793218957313
https://twitter.com/msexcel/status/1311482306130071554
Don't forget the comments that only Excel users will get.
https://twitter.com/brentauble/status/1311441466380738560
Finally, the world will never forget Kelly Rowland texting Nelly on an Excel spreadsheet in her 2002 "Dilemma" music video.
https://twitter.com/JenMsft/status/1311530902757928960
Here's to another 35, Excel!
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