Re: [marketing] Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So

2009-12-31 Thread Cor Nouws
John McCreesh wrote (29-12-09 17:16) ...until now, most people have tended to dismiss the open source office project as a distant runner-up to Microsoft Office, and certainly not a serious contender. Microsoft obviously feels otherwise, which means that OpenOffice.org is clearly doing something

Re: [marketing] Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So

2009-12-31 Thread John McCreesh
On Thu, December 31, 2009 11:49 am, Cor Nouws wrote: John McCreesh wrote (29-12-09 17:16) ...until now, most people have tended to dismiss the open source office project as a distant runner-up to Microsoft Office, and certainly not a serious contender. Microsoft obviously feels otherwise, which

Re: [marketing] Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So

2009-12-31 Thread Alexandro Colorado
Good point, I'll broadcast it on the Otto's Club network and the facebook groups On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 10:03 AM, John McCreesh jp...@openoffice.org wrote: On Thu, December 31, 2009 11:49 am, Cor Nouws wrote: John McCreesh wrote (29-12-09 17:16) ...until now, most people have tended to

[marketing] Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So

2009-12-29 Thread John McCreesh
...until now, most people have tended to dismiss the open source office project as a distant runner-up to Microsoft Office, and certainly not a serious contender. Microsoft obviously feels otherwise, which means that OpenOffice.org is clearly doing something right.

Re: [marketing] Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So

2009-12-29 Thread Drew Jensen
John McCreesh wrote: ...until now, most people have tended to dismiss the open source office project as a distant runner-up to Microsoft Office, and certainly not a serious contender. Microsoft obviously feels otherwise, which means that OpenOffice.org is clearly doing something right.