Even Google does not seem to use/promote it extensively. Refer to a recent blog post in GAE, except for the one session, all others have their slides as PDF (no embedded or "View as slideshow" option) !!
http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-io-sessio...
Also try searching for filetype:ppt in Google. Though there is a "View as HTML" link, there is no "View as slideshow". They do have it available in Gmail, though.
Not sure whether Google uses it inside for its own meetings or in its developer conferences. HN users who have attended such conferences may add details.
When normal users are trained to use such online services, it will be adopted in a better way. That will probably happen when a player like Google removes its "View as HTML" from its services (or hides it below) and promotes "View as Slideshow" alone.
Momentum is strong in any major corporation. Google still has Exchange running for their people who refuse to use GMail (and for BlackBerry users). It's not just presentations...even at Google, a lot of people are afraid of new technology and continue to use whatever it is that they're accustomed to. And that makes sense, in many cases...if it takes a day to understand a new product well enough to use it to the same level you used the old product, you've just lost a day of productivity. Everybody does the math on the additional value that product provides them differently. Maybe for some, data portability is not a big enough benefit to overcome the lack of flashy slideshows, existing PPT templates they may have been refining for years, and the time it takes to figure things out.
Also try searching for filetype:ppt in Google. Though there is a "View as HTML" link, there is no "View as slideshow". They do have it available in Gmail, though.
Not sure whether Google uses it inside for its own meetings or in its developer conferences. HN users who have attended such conferences may add details.
When normal users are trained to use such online services, it will be adopted in a better way. That will probably happen when a player like Google removes its "View as HTML" from its services (or hides it below) and promotes "View as Slideshow" alone.