Hi Poogle and folks,
A substantial group of interested parties ( according to me it is a
cabal - a pricefixing, anti-competitive group and thus illegal if Linux
people did it) are going to arrange a final solution for *nix/nux.
As I have kept saying and being attacked for, on this and other Sites:
MARKETING IS KING.
PROPAGANDA IN THE HANDS OF AN EXPERT CAN AND WILL KILL ANYTHING - PEOPLE,
IDEAS, COMPETITION.
I give you some examples:
Microsoft.
NAZI Germany
Apple Computer
The only defence against it is either a better propaganda programme or
strangely, word-of-mouth.
The actual product is virtually immaterial. The only thing that will count
is the *self-interest factor* in the pitch.
The Linux community/supporters have only one chance, one chance.
Put the word out about the Evil Empire and how it is after your money to
your *personal* contacts. YOU.
Forget entirely the social implications - that doesn't work - only in market
surveys.
Focus on conversion - a bit at a time. Like clever evangelist Religious
canvassers, QUIETLY non- combatively.
We could actually write a GREAT campaign of our own - we sure have the
ammunition!
We don't have the moolah either.
AND
UNFORTUNATELY we still don't have a simple, workable street solution.
So, of course it is a GREAT thing that Crossover is there! It opens a giant
market that can easily be weaned away from the other side.
Now if only *I* could get Linux to *usefully* load on any of my
systems..
There *IS* a gigantic and very professional project under way to bury
*nix/nux ( that's even the insider name for it, very clever, get it??
Punchy, memorable, appealing.)
I professionally think, sadly, that it will probably work very well and
nix/nux will be permanently relegated to the position of Apple ( 5%-10% of
the market) if it ever gets that far.
The only thing that could even wreck that percentage entirely is the
smartass kids showing off their code-sucking superiority as is typical in
the Linux world. This fixation with doing everything the macho way - the
hard way in Terminal mode ( very apt name ). Like people ranting about real
men use Notepad to write code in ( wimmin of course, don't count). :-)
You want to help the Cause?
1. Write to Newsgroups OUTSIDE of Linux. ( You would be surprised what is
happening out in the world) SUBTLY remind everyone via your signature lines:
*I'm* safe from the virus plague - I use Linux.
Q: How come 9 out of 10 Real Big Servers in the world are Unix/Linux based?
A: They don't fall down a lot. And are a LOT cheaper to run..
For the fanatics:
Certified 100% Microsoft product free! No viruses!
Shane has a million of 'em.
2. Let everyone YOU know that you found it such a good thing to **save so
much money HONESTLY** *and* not to be spied on any more, that you are happy
to help any of your friends escape the financial trap.
I have decided that the only way I see it working at all is the buddy system
for starters. THEN User Support Groups.
I was unable to find another person in all my contacts who on their own
decided to try Linux. I am the only one.
Each was prompted by a friend/contact. Not a single one by any form of
advertising.
The process has to be disciplined:
1. Convert the existing user base. Codeweaver now looks a great thing! No,
it won't hurt KDE developers or others, competition is a good thing and look
around - even better won't win. Just be good as and cheaper/EASIER. EASIER
is the key. Not more functions. Easier.
2. Get the NEW starters. But don't kid ourselves - there is nothing as good
as MS Office 97 yet. Same as people STILL use Outlook Express. It *is*
easier to use!
But if they have never seen it, and you help them set up things like filters
and family group, in other words a useful basic
install
John
Dreaming in paradise? What would there be to dream about in Paradise? A
challenge.
Kilneth
- Original Message -
From: poogle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:56 AM
Subject: [newbie] CrossoverWine for Office
Probably start another lengthy thread here but I see that Codeweavers now
have a crossover that allows MS Office (including Outlook partly) to run
under Linux.
I can't decide whether this is a good thing or not, on the one hand it
blows
away a lot of the arguments against migrating an office environment to
Linux
but on the other hand it could harm the excellent work done by the
developers
of KOffice, Gnumeric, Abiword and similar projects.
Personally I would find it hard to put an Office CD into the tray and
install
it into Mandrake, just doesn't seem right somehow
--
Poogle. Derby,England Linux MDK 8.2 with
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