Season 2, Episode 7: PowerPoint

Acquired returns with a classic, delving into Microsoft’s first
acquisition ever: Forethought Inc, the makers of PowerPoint. Hate
it or love it, you can’t deny the combined companies’ impact: by
the early 90’s PowerPoint had transformed the way businesses,
educators and governments communicate, ensuring job security for
pointy-haired Dilbert bosses everywhere.


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Links:


 Robert Gaskins’ definitive history of building
PowerPoint: Sweating Bullets

Absolute Powerpoint by Ian Parker 



Carve Outs:


Ben: Mindfulness in Plain English and discussion on Hacker
News

David:  The Birds have landed…