I found the EOTO presentations we listened to in class were very beneficial in understanding the development of technology over the years. I enjoyed that everyone's technology came from a different time period, it truly showed us how fast the world is moving. We learned how much technology evolved through each presentation. I decided to focus my findings on the development of PowerPoint.
In 1977, PowerPoint software was created and launched by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin. The original name was not even PowerPoint, was actually Presenter. In 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft then purchased Presenter within the same year and was later renamed PowerPoint. The first form of PowerPoint could only be used through the Apple Macintosh computer. PowerPoint was purchased for 14 million dollars and has been reinvented for the millions of users that use it today. We have seen many new presentation software arise, such as Google Slides, Canva, and Prezi that have reinvented the way we are students, educators, public speakers, etc., present today.
The original reason that PowerPoint was created was for businesses to expand with team presentations, pitches, and other new endeavors. As we know now, PowerPoint and other presentation platforms have transformed the way we use these software programs. PowerPoint has benefited the world in ways we can't imagine and has reinvented presentations. With all technology created in today's day of age, it is bound to be taken and made into something similar with different features. As previously mentioned Google Slides, Canva, and Prezi are very similar applications that could pose a threat to PowerPoint. However, due to its popularity, it will not be replaced.
PowerPoint is the blueprint for presentations and my generation has watched the software evolve since we were in elementary school. Personally, I always opt for PowerPoint or any Microsoft software for that matter.
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