PowerPoint is Evil?

In my CMPT320 class I had an opportunity to explore the different views on Microsoft PowerPoint.  Some assert "PowerPoint is evil" (Tufte, 2003); some other simply "[heart] PowerPoint" (DavidByrne.com, 2003).  It is interesting to see different perspectives on PowerPoint, while it is only a presentation tool that can be used in different ways.  And everyone can have a different take on the same tool when they use it, so can we really blame the tool for not performing to our satisfaction? 

Reference: 

DavidByrne.com (n.d.) I [Heart] PowerPoint. Retrieved from http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/david_byrne_artbio.php#Lectures_Presentations

Wired (September 2003) PowerPoint is Evil. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html