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From: "Twayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What's Holding OpenOffice Back?
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Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free,
open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe
everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn good. Yet
companies and individuals continue to buy billions of dollars worth of
Microsoft products.
See the Full Story:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/63684.html
Nothing new there, but the more PR OOo gets the better. I got the feeling
about half way through that the authour had little comprehension of most
of what he was saying/parroting.
The same thing could almost be said for Linux except Linux isn't for
users, it's for the more techie inclined. I'd love to make the switch and
completely rid myself of MS but vendors just aren't supporting Linux with
the drivers I need are the biggest current problems. But I guess that's
not apples/oranges w/r to OOo.
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I would love to see some rich person buying large newsprint ads in the major
markets
to tell the world about OpenOffice.org. But how many people actually reads
those
big ads?
Do anyone know of a place that tracks the market share of OpenOffice
vers. MS Office? I know that with Firefox's big download world record,
there
has been many articles about FF's increased market share, up to over 19%,
while MS's IE product is loosing more ground.
I would love to see a figure like that for OpenOffice.org. I read the
newsletters
and see all the switching over to it by schools and governments, plus PC's
that are not having OOo preinstalled. IS there any place that tracks the
totals and the market shares?
I saw this past week an article where it showed that AVG (free) has the
least
valulnerbilities over the biggest names in the business, and ZoneAlarm's
(free)
firewall technology is being used in over 98% of corporate America.
Where are OOo's figures that can let the world know that it is being used
by more and more. . . . .?
The more figures and specifics I can use, the more I can convince people and
businesses in my area to use OOo. Now with New York State mandating
open document formats for all business documents, plus MS delaying or
dropping
their format, I want to get local agencies to start looking at OOo as their
preferred office package.
I am also working on a presentation for a local group that will go to the
state
capital to present ideas to help UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) workers and
clients
get more involved with their communities. I will be giving the group a few
dozen OOo CD's to hand out, along with info sheets about OOo's stats and
market share info, if found. Plus all the info about which governments,
etc.,
are switching, if I can find a good list.
This is the type of stuff we need to "market" OOo to the public. Let them
know that there is a world wide "mass" exit from MS to go to OOo.
Any helpers to collect the info?
I would be willing to post a complete list on a web site, if I can get
the info for the postings.
"Even buy a domain name for such a site."
BUT I need correct info for the site. Plus some opinions from the users
would help.
Tim L.
retired but still working.
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