[discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread NoOp
On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: > >> >> It's free here: >> >> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ >> >> "Get it now FREE" button >> >> but bait and switch, $90 here: >> >> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/g

[discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2010/04/20 1:12 PM NoOp wrote: On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: It's free here: http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ "Get it now FREE" button but bait and switch, $90 here: http://www.sun.com/software/star/o

[discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread NoOp
On 04/20/2010 12:52 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote: > On 2010/04/20 1:12 PM NoOp wrote: >> On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: >> >>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: >>> >>> It's free here: http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ "Get it no

[discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread NoOp
On 04/20/2010 01:59 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: ... > > That's a REALLY REALLY STUPID marketing decision. Seeing that the MS > Office 2007 SP2 "implementation" of ODF is broken, the only way of > ensuring that an ODF document opens correctly in MS Office 2007 is by > using the plugin. > Do

[discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-21 Thread J. David Boyd
NoOp writes: > On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: >> >> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: >> >>> >>> It's free here: >>> >>> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ >>> >>> "Get it now FREE" button >>> >>> but bait and switch, $90 here: >>> >>> http://www.sun.

Re: [discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 20/04/2010 21:46, NoOp wrote: However, if you want the ODF plugin, here's the minimum: * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; Perpetual) * $9,000.00 * Quantity: 100. * First Year Support $1,980.00 Total items: 1 $10,980.00 So it's actu

Re: [discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 20/04/2010 21:46, NoOp wrote: >> >> However, if you want the ODF plugin, here's the minimum: >> >>     * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; >> Perpetual) >>     * $9,000.00 >>     * Quantity: 100. >>     * >

Re: [discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 20/04/2010 22:22, Alexandro Colorado wrote: On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 20/04/2010 21:46, NoOp wrote: However, if you want the ODF plugin, here's the minimum: * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; Perpetual) *

Re: [discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-20 Thread RA Brown
Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: That's a REALLY REALLY STUPID marketing decision. Seeing that the MS Office 2007 SP2 "implementation" of ODF is broken, the only way of ensuring that an ODF document opens correctly in MS Office 2007 is by using the plugin. Do they WANT to convert people from MS

Re: [discuss] Re: Oracle now charging $90 for Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office

2010-04-21 Thread Lars Nooden
On 04/21/2010 12:22 AM, Alexandro Colorado wrote: I think their mind is on be able to price something to sell to their clients. AFAIK I think they are choosing OOo adoption over ODF adoption. Yes, that route also makes sense. If customers want ODF support, upgrading to OOo is a good option.