Powerpoint 2008 is wonderful

I've been working a lot in the last few days with the new Mac version of Microsoft Powerpoint, and I have to say I am really impressed. Unlike most Mac heads, I never really got on with Keynote, mainly because it seems to be principally designed to make Apple corporate presentations. And nice as they may be, they're not for everyone. The biggest issue I have with Keynote is that it seems horribly complicated to create your own templates. In old versions of Powerpoint, this was not too difficult, although of course creating and using multiple masters was arcane to the point of absurdity. But Powerpoint 2008 is a huge leap forward. Apparently, it can't do transitions as well as Keynote, but frankly, transitions are about as hip as (old) Powerpoint clip art. Powerpoint 2008 is beautifully integrated with OS X, runs smoothly, and has some really killer features. It is fun to use and inspires creativity, not "death by Powerpoint". It's worth the price of an Office 2008 upgrade, easily. How better can I put it ? Amazing that the same company can turn out something like Vista...

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