Stop PowerPoint Homicide Deborah Hanamura | 6 Feb 2012, 08:50 AM PowerPoint was officially introduced in 1990 with the release of Windows 3.0. It liberated legions of business folk to produce content without relying on old tools like hand-drawings, mechanically typeset slides, and overhead projectors. People could dazzle board members with shimmering effects and swooping transitions. Then things got out of hand. Comments: 0