Perhaps, but I feel quite a bit different than Michael Kanellos who wrote (on Keynote) in his News.com Perspective:
Technically, it was fabulous–and completely impractical. Microsoft\’s PowerPoint exists for one reason: Sales representatives use it to lull their audiences into an agreeable mood before asking for money. \”Your company is fabulous, but I can\’t stand that little man holding the stopwatch and scratching his head. We\’re going to go with the vendor with that Egyptian papyrus theme,\” is a statement that will never come out of a corporate buyer\’s mouth.
I guess Michael is not from or involved in a creative industry. In Advertising and Marketing, the presentation can be everything. You need to sell and create excitement about the idea (not necessarily a product) you are selling and the right tools can make this work easier. PowerPoint is not the right tool. It has just been the only tool. I am certainly ready for a change.