It doesn't matter anymore what the name of Microsoft's products is anymore, they are brands, and very recognizable.
This is in contrast with LibreOffice, which needs to create a new brand. I agree that the current names are weak, and it's not necessary to ape Apple or Microsoft in order to create a successful branding, but surely something can be done. I don't have (yet) a better naming for the products, but I'll think about it. -- Luca Candela Sent with Sparrow On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Mark Curtis wrote: > > Make sure to put "free" or "open" or "libre" in every name because it's not > like the users either A) already know it's FOSS or B) don't care that it's > FOSS. > > Seriously though, could you maybe give an example of a direction to go? This > just sounds like "this is bad, read my mind to find out what I want" > Is it because Calc isn't a word, Impress is a verb (contrary to Writer's > noun) and Base is too vague? > > Personally I think half of the Microsoft Office names are terrible: > Excel? You're excelling at what, couldn't that be used as a name for any > application? > Power Point? Is that some Microsoft Mouse software? What do Power or Point > have to do with an informative slideshow? > > > > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:38:48 -0600 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [libreoffice-design] New names? > > > > I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that > > are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing > > everything else (icons, layout, office suite name), why don't we change > > the app names to better fit their purpose. > > > > Writer (I actually like this) > > Calc (A lot of spreadsheet work has nothing to do with calcualtions) > > Impress (Too bland IMO) > > Base (Way to bland IMO) > > > > Compare them to their rivals: > > > > *MS Office:* > > Word > > Excel > > Power Point > > Access > > > > *iWork:* > > Pages > > Numbers > > Keynote > > > > -- > > Kevin Soviero > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Phone: (512) 672-9641 > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
