Not going to comment on my interactions with Microsoft, but the Excel team did a really interesting AMA on reddit a little while ago [1].<p>There&#x27;s also quite a nice round table video with some of the original authors 30 years on. [2]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3rid26&#x2F;we_are_the_microsoft_excel_team_ask_us_anything&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3rid26&#x2F;we_are_the_mic...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekwire.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;recalc-or-die-30-years-later-microsoft-excel-1-0-vets-recount-a-project-that-defied-the-odds&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.geekwire.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;recalc-or-die-30-years-later-mi...</a>