To Excel or not to Excel?!

How sad is it that (i) I love nothing better than tapping away on a spreadsheet and (ii) I OWN that mug?!!!

“The spreadsheet has been declared dead more times than Bitcoin. But the tool, specifically Excel, marches on.”

From: Francois Badenhorst, AccountingWEB’s business editor:

It’s difficult to think of another piece of software which has enjoyed the longevity of the electronic spreadsheet. The tool, specifically Excel, has been a steady companion for AccountingWEB members.

The spreadsheet’s enduring popularity hasn’t come without controversy: it has been under sustained PR assault for as long as I can recall. The criticism seems to stem from a reasonable source: the never-ending stream of spreadsheet errors which have caused all manner of calamity.

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