"Power Point Makes You Dumb"

       PowerPoint Makes You Dumb, by Clive Thompson, is an article about the fact that Microsoft PowerPoint is "actually making us stupider." For example, PowerPoint only contains about 40 words (8 seconds of reading). Also, users rely on bulleted lists; which allows the speaker to dodge the responsibility to tie his/hers information together. Officials from Microsoft, however, feel differently about the situation, and say that the amount of info and how it is used in the presentation is up to the user, plus audiences don't want to sit through long, boring PowerPoints. 
       On this topic, I'm on the fence about which side I agree with. I agree with Edward Tufte, in the fact that PowerPoint is too simple for what we are capable of, and is, in return,"making us stupider." Although, I also agree with the Microsoft Officials, saying that it really is the user's choice on how they use PowerPoint, and also the point that they make saying that audiences don't want to sit through long, boring presentations. I know I wouldn't!