Jin Daily Tech Trivia: Did you know Microsoft first built Excel for Mac users only?

Jin Daily Tech Trivia: Did you know Microsoft first built Excel for Mac users only?

• The very first Excel dropped on Mac, September 30, 1985. Windows didn’t get it until Excel 2.0, two years later.

• Before Excel, Microsoft tried making a spreadsheet program called Multiplan. It flopped against Lotus 1-2-3, so they went back to the drawing board and created Excel.

• Thanks to triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), Microsoft skipped Excel 13 and jumped straight from 12 to 14.

• Excel 97 had a hidden flight simulator. Other versions also hid secret games and Easter eggs.

• Microsoft Excel even has its own World Championship (MEWC) — a real-life esports competition where top spreadsheet experts battle head-to-head in complex Excel challenges.

Excel is introducing new AI-powered features like Surveys Agent and Agent Mode to automate repetitive tasks, enable deeper data analysis, and make advanced workflows easier for everyone. Here’s to another 40 years of spreadsheets running the world!

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