If Excel vanished tomorrow, global finance would halt. It is the essential infrastructure powering the modern world.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help family offices solve next gen strategy & technology problems. Aug 11, 2024, 11:55am EDT Microsoft Excel is a surprising ...

In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working. Now bosses might frown upon a worker caught ...