I agree. But the funny thing about both of those is they reached a point of diminishing returns arguably in 2007 and certainly by 2010. The versions back then provide the features needed by 95-99% of the existing user base today.

I second your statement about Google Docs. I find it amazing that they don't put a bigger focus on performance. We're talking about tools that are essentially about being productive!

Any Google Docs product feels incredibly sluggish, and I feel this trend lately even in Gmail or Google Keep. It just constantly feels like those old-school fat clients constantly hiccupping because of a slow server.

I use Sheets for work and increasingly a bunch of personal stuff. I wish Google would invest more in customization of visuals and such with charts and allow for better pivot functionality, but otherwise it is pretty solid.

I can't see myself ever paying for Excel for personal use at this point.