The classic pattern is they become a larger company, and either those processes stop working well, or a custom solution becomes worthwhile due to scale.
replyThe row count limit in Excel has been hit many times over the years.
that kind of implies theres a ton of room for progress right?
replyimagine if we got new shit that worked better
That violates the worse is better principle which has held true since the inception of software.
replySwitching costs are real. It's not that hard to make an improvement, but it's very hard to make an improvement that justifies the cost in both money and time.
i think my point stands
replyclearly we were able to keep making improvements! the ceiling is nowhere near reached yet