Excel 97 had a sort of flight simulator. Excel 2000 had a car game. Earlier versions had other little easter eggs, but I think that Microsoft cracked down on them after Excel 2000.
Turns out the federal government to which Microsoft sells wondered, “if they’re sneaking in flight simulators and dungeons, what else are they sneaking in?” That’s the version I was told, anyway.
That, and Easter eggs are another attack vector. How much of a security audit do you think those get?
