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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You should have posters, and maybe find a
local company selling linux on machines or send them to dell I guess,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Maybe get some cds made up as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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dundee-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:dundee-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>chris wyllie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 13 September 2007 15:36<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Tayside
Linux User Group</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [dundee] Micosoft
tactics - To keep University students locked in</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In which case, we should
really have some sort of posters at Fresher's week huh? I presume we're gonna
be pushing OpenOffice anyway but this gives a comparison, for example
"Would you rather pay £39 or £0 for your office software" etc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 13 Sep 2007 14:11:46 +0000, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Daniel Lamb</span></b> <<a
href="mailto:daniel.lamb@dlcomputing.co.uk">daniel.lamb@dlcomputing.co.uk</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Also it means they get you used to office quirks and features and when
they are then faced with something like openoffice they freak out so businesses
keep buying it, this is also applicable to windows, ms give it free to schools
get them into it and many people stick with it for life, which is why now linux
has a massive opertunity to be pushed as users have to learn a new os anyway so
they will be more open to learning a superior os. <br>
Daniel<br>
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---- Original message ----<br>
From: James Le Cuirot <<a href="mailto:chewi@aura-online.co.uk">chewi@aura-online.co.uk</a>><br>
Sent: 13 Sep 2007 8:41am -04:00<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Tayside Linux User Group</st1:PersonName> <<a
href="mailto:dundee@mailman.lug.org.uk"> dundee@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br>
Cc: <><br>
Subject: Re: [dundee] Micosoft tactics - To keep University students locked in<br>
<br>
That and they know that most students pirate it. Drop the price low<br>
enough and some of them might just resist that temptation. <br>
<br>
Chewi<br>
<br>
<br>
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:32:16 +0100<br>
gordon dunlop <<a href="mailto:gordon@zubenel.freeserve.co.uk">gordon@zubenel.freeserve.co.uk</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> Microsoft are giving Office 2007 away at knockdown prices to students. <br>
><br>
> <a
href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/124820/students-get-office-2007-ultimate-for-39.html">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/124820/students-get-office-2007-ultimate-for-39.html</a><br>
><br>
> I don't think it is because they love students, I think it is to keep <br>
> them locked into Microsoft products so that they won't use OpenOffice.<br>
><br>
> Gordon<br>
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