> On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:48:16 -0500, Twayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> To whom it may concern: >> >> I've had two different people in the last couple of months ask me >> where they can get MS Office for free and I've seen it here a time >> or two also. I *think* I might know where those questions come >> from, or at least one place. > > I also agree with this point. However remember advertising is not > famous to be exact. That is not their goal at all. The goal is to > capture the attention of people. I understand many people will think > that they are downloading a MICROSOFT product. However they are > captured by the message which is the goal the advertising tries to > reach. > How would you think that it should be worded keeping the same eye > catching effect?
Well a couple of commas would be a great start. Or put the word "free" where it belongs in the sentence. I mean, hell, it's not that complex a sentence that it should require more than an 8th grade education to correct. To ask ME how it should be done simply adds another set of ideas and paradigms that no marketing types in their right mind would invite. They either know what they did or may realize they erred, but it's not my job, it's whoever authored that page. Hype at least should NEVER intimate information that is incorrect, as this one does. >> >> Perhaps someone should flag SUN and have them reword that ad. I >> know if I did it I'd just be written off as some dummy but there are >> names here who could at least get the information read and >> understood. > > We have experienced a lot of downloads and we feel that strategy has > a lot to do. Regardless I think beside addressing the spelling > mistake is important to come with a potential solution. I'm not so sure of its value since they worded it well in the many other places where they hype OOo and do a good job of it too. If you want to take a purist stance on it, the sentence is misleading, but it's OK even though it causes some people to get the wrong idea and come to the groups for an explanation, or to me, or wherever, and have them feel liked to? I detest misinformation on the 'net and IMO that's a touch of it that shouldn't be that way and could easily be fixed with a few minute's attention and none of the hype would be lost at all. To intimate that MS Office if ever free is folly. Even spammers don't go that far and I don't think it was intentional. As for a potential solution, most anyone with a fair to middling grasp of the English language should be able to see that, as I intimated above. I was offering the information I posted in a friendly manner and used a personal anaecdote to hopefully give some understanding to why I made the post. Personally I could give a rat's ass whether anyone does anything about it or not; but OO.o should. The next time it happens I'll just plain up bitch about it, not try to bring a problem to light or help to assist in any way. So, that's about all I have to say on the matter. Either someone does the right thing or the misrepresentation and false impressions are allowed to continue; it's that simple. Twayne Regards, Twayne > >> Kind of drives home "what's in a name", eh? Just trying to help; >> nothing else. The "other machine is my wife's and she skips any and >> all download offers, so I don't know how long it's been there. Seems >> like this machine got updated quite awhile ago but it's used >> constantly where hers is not. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Twayne >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
