User: jpmcc Date: 2009-09-09 22:59:19+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Thu Sep 10 00:00:13 BST 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.2333&r2=1.2334 Delta lines: +38 -44 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-09-09 16:59:15+0000 1.2333 +++ atom.xml 2009-09-09 22:59:16+0000 1.2334 @@ -5,9 +5,33 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:23+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:23+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry xml:lang="en"> + <title type="html">OpenOffice.org Market Share</title> + <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/09/09/openoffice-org-market-share/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=756</id> + <updated>2009-09-09T18:22:34+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>One FAQ from media folks is &#8220;What is <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>&#8217;s market share?&#8221; We <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html">measure downloads</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">our main download site</a>, but that&#8217;s only one way of many in which people can acquire the product. We have to rely largely on <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis#Analyst_Statements">feedback from the marketplace</a>.</p> +<p>Occasionally we strike lucky. For example, when one of the big name IT research companies found a market share higher than they had expecteed, they contacted us for an off the record conversation. The last thing these guys want is to be caught unprepared by question from a major client. As we can&#8217;t afford the mega-bucks they charge for their findings, we have to make do with what nuggets they are happy to share with us.</p> +<p>For a variety of reasons (see earlier postings), I usually estimate our percent market share as being in the high teens. I was pleased to see <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137738/The_truth_about_Windows_users?taxonomyId=0&pageNumber=1">this report in Computerworld</a> today:</p> +<blockquote><p>OpenOffice.org is making inroads. The open source productivity suite has captured nearly 13 percent of Windows PCs sampled&#8230;</p></blockquote> +<p>which is in the right order of magnitude for this population (our market share is much higher on GNU/Linux than MS-Windows, higher in Europe than N.America, etc).</p> +<p>My prediction for 2010? with another round of Microsoft enforced churn in the marketplace, I&#8217;m expecting to see an increasing number of surveys putting OpenOffice.org over the 20% mark.</p></content> + <author> + <name>John McCreesh</name> + <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org</title> + <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/"/> + <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/</id> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry> <title type="html">New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m57) available</title> <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x11"/> @@ -28,7 +52,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -52,7 +76,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -73,7 +97,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -134,7 +158,7 @@ Okay, sometimes you can read about Lotus Notes too</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2009-09-02T23:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:22+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -185,7 +209,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/</id> - <updated>2009-08-31T17:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -236,7 +260,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -282,7 +306,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -304,7 +328,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/"/> <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/</id> - <updated>2009-08-31T17:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -329,7 +353,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -350,7 +374,7 @@ Okay, sometimes you can read about Lotus Notes too</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/OpenOffice.org"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169</id> - <updated>2009-09-02T23:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:22+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -394,7 +418,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -457,7 +481,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -481,37 +505,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-09-09T17:00:17+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Getting your ribbons in a twist</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/13/getting-your-ribbons-in-a-twist/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=746</id> - <updated>2009-08-13T18:02:44+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p><a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-747" title="Renaissance Logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/renaissance-logo.png" alt="Renaissance Logo" width="160" height="56" /></a>The <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance Project</a> &#8211; <em>Create a User Interface so that <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a> becomes the users&#8217; choice not only out of need but also out of desire</em>&#8221; &#8211; was proposed at the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/index.html">OpenOffice.org Conference in Beijing</a> last year and<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/11/29/and-a-pretty-face-too/"> launched officially in November</a>. It&#8217;s been busy at work ever since, and not really attracting a huge focus in the media until someone commented that part of the new UI in <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">the prototype</a> reminded them of Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;Ribbon&#8221; &#8230; and then suddenly the world woke up.</p> -<p>I think this is a bit unfair on the Renaissance team. They actually set<br /> -out with a clean sheet <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:The_Roadmap">following a clear roadmap</a></p> -<ul> -<li>During Q4 08 &#8211; Q1 09 they conducted research about how people use OOo, through surveys and actual usage tracking, analysing huge volumes of data</li> -<li>In Q2 09 they posted a general call for design ideas and collected 17 proposals and 145 design mock-ups</li> -<li>By the end of Q2 these ideas were starting to coalesce into design prototypes.</li> -<li>During Q3 the prototypes for <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html">Impress</a> were released to generate feedback.</li> -</ul> -<p>And yes, one of the elements of the new design was a new toolbar, which reminded people of the Microsoft Ribbon. Not really surprising, in that using tabs like this is pretty common in UIs &#8211; e.g. on websites. There were other ideas which were equally striking, but which didn&#8217;t attract the same level of comment &#8211; live previews, the drag and drop feature in the sorter view, a 3D view (I&#8217;d love this on my Eee PC <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> ) etc.</p> -<p>So, the project continues while the buzz subsides. The prototypes will be formally tested with real users, and refined; the team will analyse the feedback from people who have used the prototypes; other prototypes may be built. At some stage, the research will tell the Renaissance folk they have hit gold, and then the work of transferring this work into OpenOffice.org will begin.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s all very open, very interactive, with an enthusiastic project team. It will be fascinating to see what emerges.</p></content> - <author> - <name>John McCreesh</name> - <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/</id> - <updated>2009-08-31T17:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-09-09T23:00:18+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.2340&r2=1.2341 Delta lines: +21 -27 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-09-09 16:59:16+0000 1.2340 +++ index.html 2009-09-09 22:59:16+0000 1.2341 @@ -36,8 +36,28 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: September 09, 2009 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: September 09, 2009 11:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>September 09, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> +John McCreesh</a> : +<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/09/09/openoffice-org-market-share/";> +OpenOffice.org Market Share</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>One FAQ from media folks is “What is <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org</a>’s market share?” We <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html";>measure downloads</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/";>our main download site</a>, but that’s only one way of many in which people can acquire the product. We have to rely largely on <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis#Analyst_Statements";>feedback from the marketplace</a>.</p> +<p>Occasionally we strike lucky. For example, when one of the big name IT research companies found a market share higher than they had expecteed, they contacted us for an off the record conversation. The last thing these guys want is to be caught unprepared by question from a major client. As we can’t afford the mega-bucks they charge for their findings, we have to make do with what nuggets they are happy to share with us.</p> +<p>For a variety of reasons (see earlier postings), I usually estimate our percent market share as being in the high teens. I was pleased to see <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137738/The_truth_about_Windows_users?taxonomyId=0&pageNumber=1";>this report in Computerworld</a> today:</p> +<blockquote><p>OpenOffice.org is making inroads. The open source productivity suite has captured nearly 13 percent of Windows PCs sampled…</p></blockquote> +<p>which is in the right order of magnitude for this population (our market share is much higher on GNU/Linux than MS-Windows, higher in Europe than N.America, etc).</p> +<p>My prediction for 2010? with another round of Microsoft enforced churn in the marketplace, I’m expecting to see an increasing number of surveys putting OpenOffice.org over the 20% mark.</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/09/09/openoffice-org-market-share/";>by John at September 09, 2009 06:22 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>September 08, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> @@ -433,32 +453,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>August 13, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> -John McCreesh</a> : -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/13/getting-your-ribbons-in-a-twist/";> -Getting your ribbons in a twist</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p><a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance";><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-747" title="Renaissance Logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/renaissance-logo.png"; alt="Renaissance Logo" width="160" height="56" /></a>The <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance";>Renaissance Project</a> – <em>Create a User Interface so that <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org</a> becomes the users’ choice not only out of need but also out of desire</em>” – was proposed at the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/index.html";>OpenOffice.org Conference in Beijing</a> last year and<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/11/29/and-a-pretty-face-too/";> launched officially in November</a>. It’s been busy at work ever since, and not really attracting a huge focus in the media until someone commented that part of the new UI in <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping";>the prototype</a> reminded them of Microsoft’s “Ribbon” … and then suddenly the world woke up.</p> -<p>I think this is a bit unfair on the Renaissance team. They actually set<br /> -out with a clean sheet <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:The_Roadmap";>following a clear roadmap</a></p> -<ul> -<li>During Q4 08 – Q1 09 they conducted research about how people use OOo, through surveys and actual usage tracking, analysing huge volumes of data</li> -<li>In Q2 09 they posted a general call for design ideas and collected 17 proposals and 145 design mock-ups</li> -<li>By the end of Q2 these ideas were starting to coalesce into design prototypes.</li> -<li>During Q3 the prototypes for <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html";>Impress</a> were released to generate feedback.</li> -</ul> -<p>And yes, one of the elements of the new design was a new toolbar, which reminded people of the Microsoft Ribbon. Not really surprising, in that using tabs like this is pretty common in UIs – e.g. on websites. There were other ideas which were equally striking, but which didn’t attract the same level of comment – live previews, the drag and drop feature in the sorter view, a 3D view (I’d love this on my Eee PC <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif"; alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> ) etc.</p> -<p>So, the project continues while the buzz subsides. The prototypes will be formally tested with real users, and refined; the team will analyse the feedback from people who have used the prototypes; other prototypes may be built. At some stage, the research will tell the Renaissance folk they have hit gold, and then the work of transferring this work into OpenOffice.org will begin.</p> -<p>It’s all very open, very interactive, with an enthusiastic project team. It will be fascinating to see what emerges.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/13/getting-your-ribbons-in-a-twist/";>by John at August 13, 2009 06:02 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.2333&r2=1.2334 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-09-09 16:59:16+0000 1.2333 +++ opml.xml 2009-09-09 22:59:16+0000 1.2334 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:23 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:00:24 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[email protected]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.824&r2=1.825 Delta lines: +12 -18 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-09-08 10:59:22+0000 1.824 +++ rss10.xml 2009-09-09 22:59:16+0000 1.825 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=756"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/3e423866cd8b7ed3" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/cb362c2446de68cf" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/ff1afc530ec306bd" /> @@ -32,11 +33,21 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/7cf5cceb141f5f7c" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9c7593ca437d22d6" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91813b468262b341" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=746"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=756";> + <title>John McCreesh: OpenOffice.org Market Share</title> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/09/09/openoffice-org-market-share/</link> + <content:encoded><p>One FAQ from media folks is &#8220;What is <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>&#8217;s market share?&#8221; We <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html">measure downloads</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">our main download site</a>, but that&#8217;s only one way of many in which people can acquire the product. We have to rely largely on <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis#Analyst_Statements">feedback from the marketplace</a>.</p> +<p>Occasionally we strike lucky. For example, when one of the big name IT research companies found a market share higher than they had expecteed, they contacted us for an off the record conversation. The last thing these guys want is to be caught unprepared by question from a major client. As we can&#8217;t afford the mega-bucks they charge for their findings, we have to make do with what nuggets they are happy to share with us.</p> +<p>For a variety of reasons (see earlier postings), I usually estimate our percent market share as being in the high teens. I was pleased to see <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137738/The_truth_about_Windows_users?taxonomyId=0&pageNumber=1">this report in Computerworld</a> today:</p> +<blockquote><p>OpenOffice.org is making inroads. The open source productivity suite has captured nearly 13 percent of Windows PCs sampled&#8230;</p></blockquote> +<p>which is in the right order of magnitude for this population (our market share is much higher on GNU/Linux than MS-Windows, higher in Europe than N.America, etc).</p> +<p>My prediction for 2010? with another round of Microsoft enforced churn in the marketplace, I&#8217;m expecting to see an increasing number of surveys putting OpenOffice.org over the 20% mark.</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-09-09T18:22:34+00:00</dc:date> +</item> <item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/3e423866cd8b7ed3"> <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m57) available</title> <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x11</link> @@ -283,22 +294,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-08-18T09:21:31+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>Marcus Lange</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=746";> - <title>John McCreesh: Getting your ribbons in a twist</title> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/13/getting-your-ribbons-in-a-twist/</link> - <content:encoded><p><a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-747" title="Renaissance Logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/renaissance-logo.png" alt="Renaissance Logo" width="160" height="56" /></a>The <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance Project</a> &#8211; <em>Create a User Interface so that <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a> becomes the users&#8217; choice not only out of need but also out of desire</em>&#8221; &#8211; was proposed at the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/index.html">OpenOffice.org Conference in Beijing</a> last year and<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/11/29/and-a-pretty-face-too/"> launched officially in November</a>. It&#8217;s been busy at work ever since, and not really attracting a huge focus in the media until someone commented that part of the new UI in <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">the prototype</a> reminded them of Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;Ribbon&#8221; &#8230; and then suddenly the world woke up.</p> -<p>I think this is a bit unfair on the Renaissance team. They actually set<br /> -out with a clean sheet <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:The_Roadmap">following a clear roadmap</a></p> -<ul> -<li>During Q4 08 &#8211; Q1 09 they conducted research about how people use OOo, through surveys and actual usage tracking, analysing huge volumes of data</li> -<li>In Q2 09 they posted a general call for design ideas and collected 17 proposals and 145 design mock-ups</li> -<li>By the end of Q2 these ideas were starting to coalesce into design prototypes.</li> -<li>During Q3 the prototypes for <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html">Impress</a> were released to generate feedback.</li> -</ul> -<p>And yes, one of the elements of the new design was a new toolbar, which reminded people of the Microsoft Ribbon. Not really surprising, in that using tabs like this is pretty common in UIs &#8211; e.g. on websites. There were other ideas which were equally striking, but which didn&#8217;t attract the same level of comment &#8211; live previews, the drag and drop feature in the sorter view, a 3D view (I&#8217;d love this on my Eee PC <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> ) etc.</p> -<p>So, the project continues while the buzz subsides. The prototypes will be formally tested with real users, and refined; the team will analyse the feedback from people who have used the prototypes; other prototypes may be built. At some stage, the research will tell the Renaissance folk they have hit gold, and then the work of transferring this work into OpenOffice.org will begin.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s all very open, very interactive, with an enthusiastic project team. It will be fascinating to see what emerges.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-08-13T18:02:44+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.824&r2=1.825 Delta lines: +12 -18 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-09-08 10:59:22+0000 1.824 +++ rss20.xml 2009-09-09 22:59:17+0000 1.825 @@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>John McCreesh: OpenOffice.org Market Share</title> + <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=756</guid> + <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/09/09/openoffice-org-market-share/</link> + <description><p>One FAQ from media folks is &#8220;What is <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a>&#8217;s market share?&#8221; We <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/marketing_bouncer.html">measure downloads</a> from <a href="http://download.openoffice.org/">our main download site</a>, but that&#8217;s only one way of many in which people can acquire the product. We have to rely largely on <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis#Analyst_Statements">feedback from the marketplace</a>.</p> +<p>Occasionally we strike lucky. For example, when one of the big name IT research companies found a market share higher than they had expecteed, they contacted us for an off the record conversation. The last thing these guys want is to be caught unprepared by question from a major client. As we can&#8217;t afford the mega-bucks they charge for their findings, we have to make do with what nuggets they are happy to share with us.</p> +<p>For a variety of reasons (see earlier postings), I usually estimate our percent market share as being in the high teens. I was pleased to see <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137738/The_truth_about_Windows_users?taxonomyId=0&pageNumber=1">this report in Computerworld</a> today:</p> +<blockquote><p>OpenOffice.org is making inroads. The open source productivity suite has captured nearly 13 percent of Windows PCs sampled&#8230;</p></blockquote> +<p>which is in the right order of magnitude for this population (our market share is much higher on GNU/Linux than MS-Windows, higher in Europe than N.America, etc).</p> +<p>My prediction for 2010? with another round of Microsoft enforced churn in the marketplace, I&#8217;m expecting to see an increasing number of surveys putting OpenOffice.org over the 20% mark.</p></description> + <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:22:34 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m57) available</title> <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/3e423866cd8b7ed3</guid> <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x11</link> @@ -263,24 +275,6 @@ <p>MD5 checksums:<br /><a href="http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html" title="Page containing MD5 checksums">http://download.openoffice.org/next/md5sums/index.html</a></p></description> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: Getting your ribbons in a twist</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=746</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/13/getting-your-ribbons-in-a-twist/</link> - <description><p><a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-747" title="Renaissance Logo" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/renaissance-logo.png" alt="Renaissance Logo" width="160" height="56" /></a>The <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance Project</a> &#8211; <em>Create a User Interface so that <a href="http://why.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org</a> becomes the users&#8217; choice not only out of need but also out of desire</em>&#8221; &#8211; was proposed at the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/index.html">OpenOffice.org Conference in Beijing</a> last year and<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2008/11/29/and-a-pretty-face-too/"> launched officially in November</a>. It&#8217;s been busy at work ever since, and not really attracting a huge focus in the media until someone commented that part of the new UI in <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">the prototype</a> reminded them of Microsoft&#8217;s &#8220;Ribbon&#8221; &#8230; and then suddenly the world woke up.</p> -<p>I think this is a bit unfair on the Renaissance team. They actually set<br /> -out with a clean sheet <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:The_Roadmap">following a clear roadmap</a></p> -<ul> -<li>During Q4 08 &#8211; Q1 09 they conducted research about how people use OOo, through surveys and actual usage tracking, analysing huge volumes of data</li> -<li>In Q2 09 they posted a general call for design ideas and collected 17 proposals and 145 design mock-ups</li> -<li>By the end of Q2 these ideas were starting to coalesce into design prototypes.</li> -<li>During Q3 the prototypes for <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html">Impress</a> were released to generate feedback.</li> -</ul> -<p>And yes, one of the elements of the new design was a new toolbar, which reminded people of the Microsoft Ribbon. Not really surprising, in that using tabs like this is pretty common in UIs &#8211; e.g. on websites. There were other ideas which were equally striking, but which didn&#8217;t attract the same level of comment &#8211; live previews, the drag and drop feature in the sorter view, a 3D view (I&#8217;d love this on my Eee PC <img src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" class="wp-smiley" /> ) etc.</p> -<p>So, the project continues while the buzz subsides. The prototypes will be formally tested with real users, and refined; the team will analyse the feedback from people who have used the prototypes; other prototypes may be built. At some stage, the research will tell the Renaissance folk they have hit gold, and then the work of transferring this work into OpenOffice.org will begin.</p> -<p>It&#8217;s all very open, very interactive, with an enthusiastic project team. 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