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Zenter is small and agile and they can probably change their product to do stuff that Google Presentations can't. I think they can do especially well by integra

• SwellJoe 20y ago
  They don't need to change it to do stuff that Google Presently can't...I've seen both, and Zenter kicks Google's ass. They're not even playing in the same ball park. To be blunt, Google's entry looks like it was built by people who hate presentation software. I don't blame them for hating presentation software, as I hate it, too...but if you're building it, you kind of have to empathize with your users and their needs and desires. I suspect Google is trying to do the same thing they did with GMail, which was to rethink what people wanted in email and then get to the root of why they wanted it rather than slavishly giving users what they asked for (for example, folders and filters and crap being replaced by search that's fast and works) and the traditional view being replaced by a threaded view...in both cases, it simplified the interface by removing the elements that were there for the convenience of the developer rather than the user. In the case of presentations, sure PowerPoint is bloated and stupid, but people still want their presentations to look good. Now, of course, it's possible that Zenter will get side-tracked by some of the incredibly clever bits (and there are some scarily clever bits in there) and forget to launch before five other worthy competitors enter the field. But if they get out there first (Zoho Show doesn't count...it blows), they'll do great.