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In 1990, Microsoft presented Excel as something close to a workplace miracle. Features such as AutoFill, drag and drop, and automatic formatting promised to remove repetitive steps from everyday office work. Tasks that once required constant manual entry and adjustment could suddenly be completed in moments. Microsoft was not simply selling spreadsheet software. It was selling time, accuracy, and a vision of the computer as an essential office tool. What looked revolutionary then is now so famil