How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
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How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
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Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#2There are some timeless tips on acquisition here. Notably once more players are interested suddenly it becomes a whole lot easier to dictate terms for the deal ... like not relocating from Silicon Valley to Redmond.
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#3I think it's so ironic that the first version of Powerpoint was for Mac which ended up helping give Windows it's name when running Office.
I've seen Powerpoint used for so many crazy things. Most notably non-technical managers designing a UI in Powerpoint. It's just one of those, lets just get the job done pieces of software.
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#4...just $14M?! Wow, it looks like the tech bubble really grew over the years. On the other hand, the number of people affected by the software grew a lot too...
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#5Thinking about it, delaying Windows 3.0 to fix problems with DOS 5.0 would have delayed PowerPoint for Windows further, but I still think that it would be worth it.
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#6I think it's so ironic that the first version of Powerpoint was for Mac which ended up helping give Windows it's name when running Office. I've seen Powerpoint used for so many crazy things. Most notably non-technical managers designing a UI in Powerpoint. It's just one of those, lets just get the job done pieces of software.
I love me some powerpoint jeopardy. Buttons to go to hidden question slides, have used options grey out after being clicked, put in some cheesy sound effects. . .
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#7...just $14M?! Wow, it looks like the tech bubble really grew over the years. On the other hand, the number of people affected by the software grew a lot too...
That's true, but I still can't shake the feeling that a ton more actual money cycled through Powerpoint (and Word, Excel, etc.) than Snapchat or Instagram will ever make.
I could be wrong.
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#8Not a deal of the century it would have just delayed the MS machine a little.
Back then they either bought you out (Power Point) or they out Advertised or eventually caught up and passes you (Word Perfect).
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#9I think it's so ironic that the first version of Powerpoint was for Mac which ended up helping give Windows it's name when running Office. I've seen Powerpoint used for so many crazy things. Most notably non-technical managers designing a UI in Powerpoint. It's just one of those, lets just get the job done pieces of software.
I am unabashedly in support of using presentation software for initial UI design. For basic wireframing, you don't need much more than the ability add shapes, text, color, images + a way to demonstrate user flow (e.g. by ordering slides). Presentation software is perfect for this. It is accessible to everyone, lets non-technical users offer constructive input and is just incredibly fast to get something basic circulated.
Re: How Microsoft beat Apple to buy PowerPoint for $14M
#10...just $14M?! Wow, it looks like the tech bubble really grew over the years. On the other hand, the number of people affected by the software grew a lot too...
Crazy, right? It's barely even an accounting error (0.02%) of the Dell/EMC deal.