[dundee] Micosoft tactics - To keep University students locked in

[chris wyllie]

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.

On 13 Sep 2007 14:11:46 +0000, Daniel Lamb <daniel.lamb at dlcomputing.co.uk>
wrote:
>
> 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.
> Daniel
>
> ---- Original message ----
> From: James Le Cuirot <chewi at aura-online.co.uk>
> Sent: 13 Sep 2007 8:41am -04:00
> To: Tayside Linux User Group <dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Cc:  <>
> Subject: Re: [dundee] Micosoft tactics - To keep University students
> locked in
>
> That and they know that most students pirate it. Drop the price low
> enough and some of them might just resist that temptation.
>
> Chewi
>
>
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:32:16 +0100
> gordon dunlop <gordon at zubenel.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Microsoft are giving Office 2007 away at knockdown prices to students.
> >
> >
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/124820/students-get-office-2007-ultimate-for-39.html
> >
> > I don't think it is because they love students, I think it is to keep
> > them locked into Microsoft products so that they won't use OpenOffice.
> >
> > Gordon
>
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