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OpenOffice.org Tries to Woo Dell

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-they-need-to-hire-professional-wooers dept.

Rob writes "OpenOffice.org project members have written to Dell (pdf), hoping to persuade the company to adopt OpenOffice in response to customer demand. John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org marketing project lead, writes 'Let's have a conversation about how we could build an OpenOffice.org supplied by Dell product to give your customers what they are asking for.' Demand for open source products on Dell's IdeaStorm web site prompted the letter. A somewhat obvious question is raised: why isn't OpenOffice already available by default on new PC's and Workstations?"

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  1. default by otacon · · Score: 4, Funny

    It isn't on there by default, because that would mean people might actually use it...and we can't have people just running around using free software, can we?

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  2. Huh... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2, Funny
    This is news? Do you think that maybe Dell already knows about OpenOffice? A letter is going to swing the deal? Not likely. Dell is only vaguely interested in Linux, and there are still questions about if that is just the standard ploy to get a better Microsoft deal.

    By the way, I've sent Dell a letter about a little time management application I've been working on for a few years. I'm expecting a reply!!!

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  3. Upon first glance by oskard · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it said:
    "OpenOffice.org Tries to Doo Well"

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  4. Re:Why? by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first thing I did when I got my dell laptop was flash the HD and reinstall an OEM copy of windows.

    Your Dell laptop came with a solid state hard drive?

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  5. Yeah sure... by Bullfish · · Score: 2, Funny

    That will go over with Dell like a pregnant woman doing a pole vault... No percentage (that they would get with any other commercial office product) means no profit...

  6. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So if I really want to fail, I should call my product "Open Works"?

  7. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, he meant he opened his trench coat and flashed the hard drive. The resulting shock scared the data off the drive.