Comments on: Google Docs Presentations: A Major Disappointment http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment Kevin Kubasik's Personal Blog Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: børge http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/comment-page-1/#comment-288 børge Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:20:21 +0000 http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/#comment-288 Have you tried <a href="http://zoho.com/" rel="nofollow">Zoho</a> instead? They have a great Word processor, so I'm sure their their slide/presentation creator is good too. PS: I was not allowed to enter a website URL that is not OpenID enabled.. Have you tried Zoho instead? They have a great Word processor, so I’m sure their their slide/presentation creator is good too.

PS: I was not allowed to enter a website URL that is not OpenID enabled..

]]> By: Kevin Kubasik http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Kevin Kubasik Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:21:16 +0000 http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/#comment-287 I guess I would largely agree with the last part of your comment (It could still be viable in the future). I was just surprised by a shocking service failure (constantly unable to save) and more importantly, the lack of a _MAJOR_ feature. The inability to edit themes in anything other than powerpoint is frustrating, and given the spotty nature of Openoffice.org Impress' powerpoint filter, thats not a great alternative. I would have expected either support for .odp or some sort of customization of templates. I would have been fine with just being able to pick the background colors that are used in the gradient! (Although I expect we will see something like that in the future, I felt that given the polish of some features like collaborative online presentations, at least some rudimentary form of this would have been implemented.) I guess I would largely agree with the last part of your comment (It could still be viable in the future). I was just surprised by a shocking service failure (constantly unable to save) and more importantly, the lack of a _MAJOR_ feature. The inability to edit themes in anything other than powerpoint is frustrating, and given the spotty nature of Openoffice.org Impress’ powerpoint filter, thats not a great alternative. I would have expected either support for .odp or some sort of customization of templates. I would have been fine with just being able to pick the background colors that are used in the gradient! (Although I expect we will see something like that in the future, I felt that given the polish of some features like collaborative online presentations, at least some rudimentary form of this would have been implemented.)

]]> By: Roger F http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Roger F Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:22:00 +0000 http://kubasik.net/blog/2007/11/15/google-docs-presentations-a-major-dissapointment/#comment-286 I've found Presentations to be a huge dissappointment as well. Interestingly though, the theory of Disruptive Technology says that for a new incumbent to take over the dominant position, the new tech often: - lacks refinement, since it is new - has performance problems - appeals to a limited audience - may not be of practical use initially (the classic example being that the dominant hard drive manufacturers were uninterested in 3.5" drives because of low capacity and customers didn't want them). I'm not sure Google Docs or Presentations qualifies - after all, MS is certainly aware of online apps as the future), but still.. I guess all I'm saying is the quality we observe now doesn't necessarily mean it cannot possibly be a viable contender in the future. I’ve found Presentations to be a huge dissappointment as well. Interestingly though, the theory of Disruptive Technology says that for a new incumbent to take over the dominant position, the new tech often:

– lacks refinement, since it is new
– has performance problems
– appeals to a limited audience
– may not be of practical use initially

(the classic example being that the dominant hard drive manufacturers were uninterested in 3.5″ drives because of low capacity and customers didn’t want them).

I’m not sure Google Docs or Presentations qualifies – after all, MS is certainly aware of online apps as the future), but still..

I guess all I’m saying is the quality we observe now doesn’t necessarily mean it cannot possibly be a viable contender in the future.

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