First Microsoft Excel ad from 1990

This 1992 ad for Microsoft Excel is dripping with nostalgic goodness.

There are creative ads, and then there are Thai ads

A brilliant battery ad from Japan in 1986

Microsoft Excel began as part of the Microsoft Office suite, first appearing in 1985 for the Macintosh, followed by a Windows version in 1987. Initially conceived as a competitor to Lotus 1-2-3, Excel was developed to provide a more user-friendly spreadsheet experience. The early versions introduced innovative features like a graphical user interface with point-and-click functionality, which was novel at the time. Excel's intuitive design, coupled with its powerful data manipulation capabilities, quickly made it a standard tool for business and personal use, overshadowing its competitors and establishing Microsoft's dominance in the spreadsheet software market.

1990s Walmart commercials were so much better

On this day in 1985 Microsoft MSFT announced the release of Excel

This Ad changed things for MS Excel a lil Since 1990, Excel grew from a simple spreadsheet tool into a powerhouse for data analysis. With features like VBA for automation, pivot tables, and real-time collaboration in Office 365. Nothing have beaten Excel in Data Analytics

The Microsoft Staff in 1978, three years after the company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975.

Life changing creation! I still use Excel regularly!