Re: MS Excel Working As Designed

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 06:50:53 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:34:43 +0000, Tyrone wrote:
 

Even in 1979, correctly handling dates in 1900 was not a priority.

 
Then why allow them at all?
 
The Macintosh OS calendar only went as far back as 1904. This quite neatly
-- and elegantly -- solved the problem.

If nothing else, this case illustrates that with Microsoft, as with all
commercial software, talented programmers are not making the design decisions.
Rather it is the MBAs who seek to maximize sales that are in charge.  The end
result, over time, is software that is tailored to the lowest common denominator
(i.e. junk).





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