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Microsoft Excel turns 40!

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AlyseMaguire
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Sep 30, 2025
In 1985, the world was grooving to “Careless Whisper,” watching Back to the Future rocket Michael J. Fox into superstardom, and marveling at the discovery of the Titanic’s wreckage beneath the Atlant...
A picture of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announcing Microsoft Excel software product to Ed Anderson, Enzo Torresi, Steve Jobs, and Jon Shirley on a stage in New York in May 1985.
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HiteshJ1
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Oct 27, 2025

Great to see such an amazing journey of Excel, It the one of Pivotal tool in this Data Age and Analysis. I have been using it over last 10 years which help me to work on the Report, Finance, Automation and Data seamlessly. Thank you Creators of Excel Team you are the true hero in Microsoft Company.
Keep Innovating and Keep growing.