Who invented Excel?

Answer 1

Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft but is by no means the first spreadsheet. The very first spreadsheet was developed (or invented) by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston called VisiCalc. VisiCalc was a spreadsheet written to operate on the Apple II computer and was released in 1979. The program was sold to Lotus who developed Lotus 123 from the VisiCalc principle. Lotus 123 was released in 1983. Excel, first released in 1987, is a development of the early spreadsheets and therefore cannot strictly be classified as an invention. Excel is far more powerful than VisiCalc but that is also a result of development over the years that Microsoft have been working on the product, and the increase in computing power. Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston never patented the product because software patents were almost unheard of in the 70s.

Answer 2

Microsoft invented Excel, but they did not invent the electronic spreadsheet. That was invented by two men called Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston. Their spreadsheet was called Visicalc and their company was called SoftwareArts. They invented it in 1978, first releasing it in 1979. The first version of Excel did not come out until 1985. Other electronic spreadsheet programs had been created by then, most notably Lotus 1-2-3.

Answer 3

It was created by MICROSOFT itself. Robert Gaskins

Answer 4

there is no one who actually created ms excel....................

microsoft excel is a software developed by microsoft.

Answer 5

Microsoft developed Excel.

Answer 6

It was created by Microsoft Corporation.

Answer 7

microsoft

Answer 8

Bill Gates

Answer 9

Bill Gates