Microsoft Excel

Conditional Formatting … https://youtube.com/shorts/783mz2OInZM

Satya Nadella : I just love this. The new =COPILOT() function in Excel lets you analyze, generate content, and brainstorm directly in the grid. https://x.com/satyanadella/status/1957493248718680571

Simon Willison : I'm worried that they put co-pilot in Excel because Excel is the beast that drives our entire economy and do you know who has tamed that beast? Brenda. https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/5/brenda/

Satya Nadella on why Microsoft Excel has been so durable after 40 years: https://x.com/TrungTPhan/status/1991189835353354244

  1. the power of lists and tables
  2. the malleability of the software (“a blinking canvas”)
  3. spreadsheet software is Turing complete (“I can make it do everything”)
  4. it’s the world’s most approachable programming environment (“you get into it without even thinking your programming”)

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