Support wrote: > When Lindows went up against Microsoft they didn't change it to > Lindows.org. They changed it to Linspire. It wasn't their first choice but > it is still a marketable name and they re-established it quickly. It turned > out to be a better way. Sometimes sacrifices have to be made and often they > are for the better. > > I'm sorry if I offend anyone but to be honest, from the outside looking in > the .org is not pretty to look at. Instead of looking for a better way, > Obviously the attitude here is to shoot down any suggestions for improvement > and go with the status quo. Can't anyone think outside the box anymore?
Sure, "OpenOffice.org" is not as nice as "OpenOffer", but hey, someone made that decision, already. And i guess it wasn't just one person alone, turning around in sleep, dreaming "hey, let's just call it OpenOffice.org then". Yes, people are used to dropping addendums like that. In fact, I think dropping the addendum in everyday verbal use is quite ok, but I don't find it asked to much for the press to use the correct term in written publications. You are not offending anyone by stating that you find the ".org" ugly, too much, an obstacle or whatever. In fact I find it an obstacle myself. But you surely offend someone by finding it a reason to call them not able to "think out of the box" (who defines the box here, if not you?), "not looking a better way" (do you have one? I'm sure there were people who thought quite a bit on what to do back then), having an attitude "to shoot down any suggestions for improvement" (do you have one?), in need to "wise up". Instead of banging your head against the wall, you could use it to come up with a better name suggestion and a strategic and convincing plan how to convince the public and press that got used to the OpenOffice.org brand to change to a new one (keep in mind that neither "Lindows" nor "Linspire" was at any stage as much in the mouth of people as "OpenOffice.org" is, though). I'm sure that would be something that would turn even us numbsculls and dickheads around and open us up to make the change. Because you must know that we are just too stupid and stubborn and arrogant to come up with such a smart solution to that problem ourselves. BTW: I don't quite get how the question of a client why it is called OpenOffice.org rather than just OpenOffice is a reason to stop calling it OpenOffice.org.?. (Except if possibly you didn't know yourself, that is.) André. > -----Original Message----- > From: André Wyrwa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Marketing] The missing ".org" again > > Support wrote: >> Personally I think the .org is stupid and is poor marketing and I > suggested >> they drop it a long time ago but until someone in charge wises up and >> realizes that it doesn't help the cause I am just banging my head against >> the wall. I used to say OpenOffice.org when pitching it to all my clients >> but I stopped when people started asking me why it is called .org. >> Apparently, at least in my area, .org sounds silly and amateurish to > others >> as well. But then, what do I know. I am not as smart as your marketing > team >> or I would be on it. > > Cool Idea! I take it you will deal with the resulting copyright > infringement charges? Thanks! > > http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 > > André. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
