A thing that struck me on re-reading this piece about the old Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software is that 1-2-3 came bundled with a simple database, which is something I've thought spreadsheets should grow towards for a very long time.

Many many many people use Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets as a simple database. They're not great for that, but people do it anyway, because the interface is easy to understand and it's a tool they have at hand.

Imagine if there was a spreadsheet that could notice you were doing database-like stuff, and gently transition you into a real relational database

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