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.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 13 Sep 2007 14:11:46 +0000, <b class="gmail_sendername">Daniel Lamb</b> <<a href="mailto:daniel.lamb@dlcomputing.co.uk">daniel.lamb@dlcomputing.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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><br> ---- 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: Tayside Linux User Group <<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><br>> 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
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