Presentation Unveiled, M$ Runs The Other Way
- September 18th, 2007
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As expected, Google officially announced its PowerPoint clone, Presentation, yesterday. It’s free and it’s available in the software bundle, Docs, which I’m now going to switch to permanently. A ‘souped up’ version is available to businesses, universities and government agencies for $50 per user per year. Time to throw out MS Office.
Update: Google Presents Presentation at TC40. So what’s it all about?
Google Expands Online Software Suite [AP]
Coleman Foley
2007-09-18 10:58:46
oh yeah
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Scott
2007-09-18 11:16:18
Hi, Peter. Your obvious bia$es aside, what would be a more useful post, and of more value to your readers, is an article about the differences between the two applications. Also, perhaps a little background on your experiences using Google’s “Presentation” program (I’m sure you must have given it a good test run before declaring its superiority over PowerPoint).
Although I find CrunchGear to be a very biased site, and the articles too often lacking in both depth and reliability, every once in a while, there’s something worth reading. That’s why I keep coming back to do a quick scroll, looking for anything of value. A post that offered some insight into “Presentation” would have been of value; your post was of absolutely no value at all. Why did you even bother?
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Scott
2007-09-18 11:33:51
Now had you written something like this, you’d have written something of value to your readers:
http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/18/google-presentations-misses-the-mark/
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Peter Ha
2007-09-18 13:22:05
Well, hey there, Scott. The point of my post on Presentation was that it was readily available to the masses. It was in no way, shape or form meant to be a review of any sort. If I were allotted a few extra minutes in my day I could possibly give it an honest try and give a full review, but sadly that isn’t so. I’m sure Presentation pales in comparison to PowerPoint at the moment since that’s the case with Docs, but given some time I’m sure it’ll be worth the hassle. The obvious benefit so far is that it’s available online, all the time. No need to bring a thumb drive that could be lost or improperly formatted.
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Quentin Cole
2007-09-18 22:12:57
I thought it was one of those ironic posts, because google’s offering is hardly competitive, I think they have a long way to go
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Peter Ha
2007-09-19 16:57:33
^
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