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> It can be anything, but first it has to be something specific. Spreadsheets definitely feel more like a platform. They aren't specific to what they started o
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> It can be anything, but first it has to be something specific.
Spreadsheets definitely feel more like a platform. They aren't specific to what they started out on - they're very general purpose. The metaphor of "grid of numbers you can do stuff with" is extremely not-product-specific.
- bitwize 2y agoSpreadsheets were originally designed to mimic the paper spreadsheets accountants used. Only with the addition of macro languages did they become do-everything platforms.