On 5/5/06, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Really? If you believe that getting MS to adopt ODF hurts OOo why
> would
> you wish someone the best for doing it?
To be sure, I think it's a dubious idea to advocate MS O to use ODF,
though it does help to portray them as stick in the muds, as I have
(eg, OOo leaps ahead, MSFT looks behind--and stays there). But I was
being both polite and also trying to nuance that whereas I don't
agree with the idea of OpenOffice.org advocating MSFT to employ the
ODF, I am not about to suggest what your group does.
There is an idea in marketing with brick stores called cross traffic
customers. If you ever wonder why there are two stores that sell the
same types of things next to each other there is logic behind this.
Let me show you with an example.
Store A is a large chain and has many customers.
Store B is new doesn't have many customers, but offers lower prices.
Store B opens up a store next to Store A. People are already going to
Store A, but see that there is a store B. They look at Store B sees
the prices are cheaper and they are selling pretty much the same
product and the quality is good too.
Store B will inevitably take customers from Store A.
This is what OOo could be like if MS adopts ODF. OOo gets to move
into the same area as MSO. Cross traffic becomes easier and more
people get a chance to look at our product.
Before you disregard this as another OpenDocument Fellowship ideal
remember that a lot of us started here first and still believe in what
OpenOffice can do. As much as you try to paint us as outsiders we are
still here trying to do our best for OOo.
--
Adam Moore
Founding Member
http://www.opendocumentfellowship.org
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