As more and more functions need automating in today’s work environment, MS has consistently updated the functions of macros, its automation feature. The level to which it has evolved from the time it was first introduced, in 1992, is so high that it is difficult to recognize the older version. Macros has consistently kept pace with all the developments that have taken place in automation. As a tool, it certainly is not outdated. It is just that some versions that get updated get phased out.