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This was Microsoft’s first significant acquisition…”

Microsoft acquired PowerPoint for $14 million three months after it appeared. It was released on April 20, 1987, initially for Macintosh computers only. “Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program created by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at a software company named Forethought.

Yes, PowerPoint is 32 years old! In fact, the story’s quite fascinating, particularly given that you’re on a Mac: Did you know that PowerPoint was a separate program from a different company until Microsoft purchased it and integrated it into Microsoft Office the software suite? It’s okay if you didn’t, that acquisition happened way back in 1987.