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There are so many technologies Microsoft has tried to go all in on over the years...Internet Explorer, Edge, and .Net to name a few. Why they've never gone all
by madrox 4y ago
There are so many technologies Microsoft has tried to go all in on over the years...Internet Explorer, Edge, and .Net to name a few.
Why they've never gone all in on the idea of Excel as a fundamental part of the operating system on top of which more sophisticated apps operate baffles me.
- 98codes 4y agoThe language in Microsoft Power Apps is basically the formula language from Excel, with cell references (A1) replaced with properties (TextBox.Text) -- only thing I'm aware of that comes close though.
- vikingerik 4y ago1. Excel never had a viable competitor that Microsoft needed to use their OS monopoly to exclude. 2. Excel sells for a good amount of money and they wouldn't want to cut that off.
- GuB-42 4y agoIt is a smart decision and a point where many companies fail. Excel works perfectly as it is, it is a product that sells well, there is no reason to change it. They modernize it from time to time, but they follow what may be the most important thing in production: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Internet Explorer? It was already broken to begin with. Edge? No one wants it. .Net? Made to compete against Java, now facing competition from browser engines. These products have room for improvement, they need to be worked on. Excel just needs to keep being Excel.