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Tools That Get Their Own Conference Have Peaked
Tools that get their own conference have peaked. Who still remembers Lotus 1-2-3? Exactly.
The Global Excel Summit opens in London today. Sold out. At the same time, generative AI is now firmly built into Excel.
The moment a tool is most loved is often the moment it changes fastest. Progress has no regard for feelings.
And yes: Excel will probably still be around when I retire.
The more interesting question is who will still be in demand in three years because they can type VLOOKUP.