Techie told 'Bill Gates' Excel is rubbish – and the Microsoft boss had it fixed in 48 hours [Mon Aug 12 2024]

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Techie told 'Bill Gates' Excel is rubbish – and the Microsoft boss had it fixed in 48 hours

I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. You're both annoying me

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