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PowerPoint would never have become what it was without being on Windows and part of Office. So no, not really. Ignoring network effects makes this kind of sill
by abritinthebay 10y ago
PowerPoint would never have become what it was without being on Windows and part of Office. So no, not really.
Ignoring network effects makes this kind of silly.
Keynote has also been better for a number of years now. Still not as popular just because Macs are less common than PCs with office.
- efaref 10y agoYou're right. Powerpoint has the advantage of being good enough, and ubiquitously available (for people with Office, which is pretty much everyone).
- coldcode 10y agoHaving worked on Persuasion 1.0 (Powerpoint's only real competitor for a while) being part of Office eventually killed Persuasion (when Adobe owned it later) because Powerpoint was "free".
- abritinthebay 10y agoRight, exactly. It came with Word/Excel so basically anyone at an office already had it because they had Office. Never underestimate the power of "it's already installed"
- scholia 10y agoWhat's more, PowerPoint was pretty much free. The Microsoft Office bundle was cheaper than buying the programs separately. You probably bought Office even if you just wanted Word and Excel.
- dreamcompiler 10y agoToo bad that. Persuasion was a vastly superior program.
- gritzko 10y agoIndeed7d97deaa9e5bd76065573ff9cd26500f5045bcd