{"id":8500,"date":"2011-07-14T21:17:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T01:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2022-12-30T11:31:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:31:46","slug":"swiss-party-plans-to-sink-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/swiss-party-plans-to-sink-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Party Plans to Sink PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Swiss<\/a>The newly formed Anti-PowerPoint Party<\/strong><\/a> (APPP), is a newly formed single interest party in Switzerland, dedicated to saving the world from the evils<\/strong> of Microsoft<\/a> (MSFT<\/a>) Powerpoint<\/strong><\/a> presentations reports<\/a> TechEye<\/a><\/em>. On its blog, the party claims that about 11 percent of more than 4.1 million Swiss employees have to waste their time assisting in the creation of PowerPoint presentations.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a><\/em>CIO.com<\/em> <\/a>says<\/a> the APPP, calculates the use of presentation software costs the Swiss economy<\/strong> 2.1 billion Swiss francs<\/a> (US $2.5 billion) annually<\/strong>, while across Europe, presentation software causes an economic loss of \u20ac110 billion (US$160 billion). TechEye<\/em> ironically points out that the amount is how much the Greek debt bail-out<\/a> will cost. APPP bases its calculations on unverified assumptions about the number of employees attending presentations each week and supposes that 85 percent of those employees see no purpose in the presentations.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a>APPP is aiming high. It plans to become the fourth strongest political party in Switzerland<\/strong>. It has already had to adapt its strategy to emphasize that it is not just Microsoft’s Powerpoint<\/a> software it wants to be banned but all makers of such software.<\/p>\n

Still, it has a good chance of getting what it wants. In Switzerland, citizens can force a referendum on any subject. All it takes is 100,000 voters to sign a petition demanding one. It also looks like it has the backing of the U.S. Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"FlipThe BusinessInsider<\/a><\/em> reports<\/a> that the APPP’s founder Matthias Poehm<\/a> is a public speaking trainer. He has a particularly strong aversion to PowerPoint. Mr. Poehm has written a book called “The PowerPoint Fallacy” which just so happens to be featured on the APPP website. Mr. Poehm admitted to<\/a> PC World<\/em><\/a> that he’s using the party as a promotional tool to sell his book and he suggests the classic flip chart as the best option for presentations.<\/p>\n

rb-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What if Abraham Lincoln<\/a> used PowerPoint<\/a> at <\/em>Gettysburg?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Would you vote to ban PPT in the US?<\/strong><\/p>