What's the powerPOINT?

For my first blog assignment, I decided to read the newspaper editorial "PowerPoint: Killer App?" by Ruth Marcus (pg 274-275). This article opened my eyes in a way I was not expecting. I didn't realize the topic of PowerPoints could arise dispassionate feelings; clearly I was wrong. I have never felt one way or the other about PowerPoints. They were just kind of...existed. To Ruth Marcus, however, PowerPoint presentations should be judged with disgust. Undignified, boring and pathetic are words she would probably choose to describe PowerPoints. My question is: WHY IS RUTH MARCUS SUCH A HATER?!!
I don't understand her extreme repulsion for the innocent and harmless PP program. I can understand how PowerPoint is not appropriate for every presentation situation. But it is hardly the bane of human existence as Marcus implies with her complaining. I find Powerpoints to be more engaging versus reading a speech or rattling off statistics orally. She is troubled that PowerPoint is being taught at early ages in the academic setting. As a student, I think PowerPoints to be clear, organized and sometimes enjoyable. PowerPoint is also flexible, useful for the sole source in presentation or simply an asset. Perhaps the author isn't a visual learner, therefore finds an interactive screen distracting. But nowhere in the article does she list "better" alternatives to a PowerPoint. If you're going to be criticize a standard method of presenting material, the least you can do is contribute ideas to fix the problem. It's a waste of time for readers who want to be informed by the newspaper. Whining is not professional, bring your talents into writing something useful, Ms. Marcus.
In a strange roundabout way, Ruth Marcus may have achieved her goal: for the reader to think critically about PowerPointing. Her presentation was hardly persuasive though. In fact, I found her writing style to somewhat of a turn-off. Maybe she would of been more successful if she had used a PowerPoint.