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-----Original Message-----
From: stu...@bolin.org.uk
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:59:57
To: James Mason<bear...@opensuse.org>
Reply-To: stu...@bolin.org.uk
Subject: How to raise awareness of the brand and much needed retail funds
through retail sales
James
How does this thread change work?
So how can we promote the brand through retail sales so as to raise money to
help out with much needed funds ?
Stuart
------Original Message------
From: James Mason
Sender: bear...@bear454.com
To: stu...@bolin.org.uk
Subject: Re: [opensuse-marketing] suggestions for cheap goodies
Sent: Apr 4, 2011 10:22
AFAIK the thread subject is still "suggestions for cheap goodies" :P
- James Mason 'bear454'
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:51 AM, <stu...@bolin.org.uk> wrote:
> Why is marketing through retail off topic? Money raised is paid back to the
> community through donations and sponsorship.
>
> Stuart
> ------Original Message------
> From: James Mason
> Sender: bear...@bear454.com
> To: Stuart Tanner
> Cc: opensuse-marketing@opensuse.org
> Subject: Re: [opensuse-marketing] suggestions for cheap goodies
> Sent: Apr 4, 2011 09:27
>
> Wow this conversation went off-topic.
>
> - James Mason 'bear454'
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Stuart Tanner <stu...@bolin.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Saturday 02 Apr 2011 07:30:40 jdd wrote:
>>> Le 02/04/2011 00:27, Stuart Tanner a écrit :
>>> > consider stocking linux - if they advertise linux they will loose custom.
>>>
>>> the main microsoft succes is to be a money maker for the
>>> retailers/admins when Linux is the cheaper system.
>>>
>>> Most Microsoft office users never paid it...
>>>
>>> "Fight piracy" is the better way to advocate Linux without saying it :-)
>>>
>>> jdd
>>
>> But the point is most of them make money from Technical Support and System
>> repairs - they don't make money from software sales.
>>
>> They are purchasing site licences for maybe £10 per license as apose to
>> charging customers £100 or more.
>>
>> As you say the best way to say is
>>
>> Firght piracy use openSUSE - but the problem is people expect windows and
>> don't expect to pay so we still have the problem on both counts.
>>
>> How to convince them that selling site licences effectively amounts to
>> piracy?
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>> Stuart Tanner
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