[enraged_camel]

The fact that it is cloud-based and therefore requires an Internet connection means it is the opposite of "portable" for me. When I go to client meetings and have to deliver a presentation, I can't assume I will be connected to the Internet. That's why I use PowerPoint.

[driveuser]

That's why there is offline mode.

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375012?co=GENIE.Pla...

[hayksaakian]

I usually export/download Google Slides as a PDF to avoid any issues during important meetings

This avoids any issues with software not loading / messing up (powerpoint) too.

[LoveMortuus]

I really like using Google Slides, and whenever I had a presentation, I would just download in all different formats for PowerPoint, so that I cover the compatibility issues, but I have encountered that the PowerPoint export didn't look the same as the Google Slides one, so I highly recommend check the files before leaving your PC!

[ptman]

Isn't that really a problem with PowerPoint as well? If you e.g. use a font that isn't available on the computer you use to present. PDF export solves this, typically.

[steren]

In the browser != Requires connection.

[freehunter]

Right? Might as well say "have to download the exe from the Internet? That must mean it's online-only".

Connection-free browser apps have been with us long enough that we can't assume either way.

[quickthrower2]

The benefit of an exe is you can simply keep it on a USB incase it needs installing elsewhere. Also you know for sure it's offline and isn't fickle to a browser history clear out.

[sh87]

But then again its in a usb. Cant really rely on usb ports being open to me or that i wont have to present on a 2017 mac which, unsurprisingly does not have a usb port or on a windows machine i plop in my usb ready to present and all i can present is the antivirus scan progress bar moving slower than san francisco traffic at peak hours. So lets just take print outs to be safe. So much for the effort i put in getting the fonts and colors just right.