Re: 72% of companies to upgrade to MS-Office 2007 within 12 months

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:

> Ezekiel wrote:
>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ey-says_1.html
>>
>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in the
>> next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next 12 months.
>>
>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in PC
>> hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and enterprise-wide,
>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>
> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.

How many are planning to move to Open Office?

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"Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>
>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ey-says_1.html
>>>
>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in the
>>> next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next 12
>>> months.
>>>
>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in PC
>>> hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>> enterprise-wide,
>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>
>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>
> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>
> --
> Moshe Goldfarb
> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
> Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
> http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

No one that thinks it all the way though or expects to make a career in that
company.
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In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
<>
wrote
on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:58:11 -0400
<1xfutjmn8aw9u$.>:
> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>
>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ey-says_1.html
>>>
>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in the
>>> next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next 12 months.
>>>
>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in PC
>>> hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and enterprise-wide,
>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>
>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>
> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>

None, of course. The rest are waiting for Office 2008 or
2009, like good little sheeple who have been hypnotized
by the four-color flag waving in the breeze. Just that
beautiful square-holed flag, waving in the breeze.

Relaxing, isn't it? Especially while the multicolored
butterflies flutter by as well.

You will now go out and buy Vista Ultimate, when I snap
my fingers.

*click*

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On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:58:11 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>
>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...-2007-winning-
converts-survey-says_1.html
>>>
>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in
>>> the next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next
>>> 12 months.
>>>
>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in
>>> PC hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>> enterprise-wide, while 25 percent said they would be
>>> project-by-project.
>>
>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>
> How many are planning to move to Open Office?

Who knows? Any positive number is a good number.

--
Rick

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:09:04 -0400, BobF. wrote:

> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
> news:1xfutjmn8aw9u$....
>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>>
>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...-2007-winning-
converts-survey-says_1.html
>>>>
>>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in
>>>> the next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next
>>>> 12 months.
>>>>
>>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in
>>>> PC hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>>> enterprise-wide,
>>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>>
>>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>>
>> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>>
>> --
>> Moshe Goldfarb
>> Collector of soaps from around the globe. Please visit The Hall of
>> Linux Idiots: http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
>
> No one that thinks it all the way though or expects to make a career in
> that company.

.... in your opinion.

--
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"Rick" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:09:04 -0400, BobF. wrote:
>
>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
>> news:1xfutjmn8aw9u$....
>>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...-2007-winning-
> converts-survey-says_1.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in
>>>>> the next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next
>>>>> 12 months.
>>>>>
>>>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in
>>>>> PC hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>>>> enterprise-wide,
>>>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>>>
>>>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>>>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>>>
>>> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Moshe Goldfarb
>>> Collector of soaps from around the globe. Please visit The Hall of
>>> Linux Idiots: http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
>>
>> No one that thinks it all the way though or expects to make a career in
>> that company.
>
> ... in your opinion.
>
> --
> Rick
Yup, as a retired VP of a fortune 500 company, overseeing about 100,000
workstations. I talked softly, carried a big stick and shortened some of
those careers.
--
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:23:55 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
> <>
> wrote
> on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:58:11 -0400
> <1xfutjmn8aw9u$.>:
>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>>
>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ey-says_1.html
>>>>
>>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in the
>>>> next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next 12 months.
>>>>
>>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in PC
>>>> hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and enterprise-wide,
>>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>>
>>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>>
>> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>>
>
> None, of course. The rest are waiting for Office 2008 or
> 2009, like good little sheeple who have been hypnotized
> by the four-color flag waving in the breeze. Just that
> beautiful square-holed flag, waving in the breeze.
>
> Relaxing, isn't it? Especially while the multicolored
> butterflies flutter by as well.
>
> You will now go out and buy Vista Ultimate, when I snap
> my fingers.
>
> *click*
>
> --
> #191,
> Useless C/C++ Programming Idea #40490127:
> for(; ;

Linux is free.
Open Office is free.

Windows is expensive.
Office is even more expensive.

Why are people willing to pay a lot of money to use Windows software when
Linux is free?

To me, that says it all.

Something that is free, that virtually nobody is using and which can't
compete with commercial products that cost a lot of money, has some serious
problems.

Linux has some serious problems.

--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
> when I snap
> my fingers.
>
> *click*

click? CLICK??

"when I _snap_ my fingers"


>
> --
> #191,
> Useless C/C++ Programming Idea #40490127:
> for(; ;

....it's "-- "



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"Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:23:55 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
>> <>
>> wrote
>> on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:58:11 -0400
>> <1xfutjmn8aw9u$.>:
>>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...ey-says_1.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in
>>>>> the
>>>>> next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next 12
>>>>> months.
>>>>>
>>>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in
>>>>> PC
>>>>> hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>>>> enterprise-wide,
>>>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>>>
>>>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>>>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>>>
>>> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>>>
>>
>> None, of course. The rest are waiting for Office 2008 or
>> 2009, like good little sheeple who have been hypnotized
>> by the four-color flag waving in the breeze. Just that
>> beautiful square-holed flag, waving in the breeze.
>>
>> Relaxing, isn't it? Especially while the multicolored
>> butterflies flutter by as well.
>>
>> You will now go out and buy Vista Ultimate, when I snap
>> my fingers.
>>
>> *click*
>>
>> --
>> #191,
>> Useless C/C++ Programming Idea #40490127:
>> for(; ;
>
> Linux is free.
> Open Office is free.
>
> Windows is expensive.
> Office is even more expensive.
>
> Why are people willing to pay a lot of money to use Windows software when
> Linux is free?
>
> To me, that says it all.
>
> Something that is free, that virtually nobody is using and which can't
> compete with commercial products that cost a lot of money, has some
> serious
> problems.
>
> Linux has some serious problems.
>
> --
> Moshe Goldfarb
> Collector of soaps from around the globe.
> Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
> http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/

Here...take these drugs kid! They're free! Ever wonder what are motives of
people who give away a product for free?

--
Regards, BobF.

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:36:06 -0500, Rick wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:09:04 -0400, BobF. wrote:
>
>> "Moshe Goldfarb" <> wrote in message
>> news:1xfutjmn8aw9u$....
>>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:53 GMT, Matt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...-2007-winning-
> converts-survey-says_1.html
>>>>>
>>>>> The survey also showed that 43 percent plan to deploy Office 2007 in
>>>>> the next six months and that 29 percent plan rollouts within the next
>>>>> 12 months.
>>>>>
>>>>> In addition, 43 percent said those rollouts were tied to upgrades in
>>>>> PC hardware, 32 percent said their rollouts would be broad and
>>>>> enterprise-wide,
>>>>> while 25 percent said they would be project-by-project.
>>>>
>>>> 32% of 72% is 23%. So 23% are planning "broad and enterprise-wide"
>>>> changes to Office 2007 in the next year.
>>>
>>> How many are planning to move to Open Office?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Moshe Goldfarb
>>> Collector of soaps from around the globe. Please visit The Hall of
>>> Linux Idiots: http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
>>
>> No one that thinks it all the way though or expects to make a career in
>> that company.
>
> ... in your opinion.

No, it's reality.

The problem with a lot of Linux advocates in COLA is that they have never
worked in the Information Technology field and thus have no clue as to how
things work.

Ever hear the saying "you'll never get fired by buying IBM", well for
better or worse that is true and BTW you can replace IBM with Microsoft,
Apple iPod, Sony etc IOW any leader in the field.

So let's take OpenOffice for example and let's take a fictious person who
just got their first job (finally) out of college.
We shall call him Roy Schestowitz.

So here we have ABC Spammo company that makes widget's.
The CIO is complaining because costs are sky rocketing.
So along comes Roy and suggests that they replace Microsoft Office with
Open Office which is free.
The other managers explain that MSOffice is already paid for, they have a
contract for support that is rolled into a site support contract and that
the employees and the various suppliers are familiar with MSOffice.

Roy is persistent and makes a convincing long term deployment case for Open
Office.

The CIO swallows Roy's line.

One year later the company can't interact with their suppliers because the
various macros they were running under MSOffice do not work under Open
Office.
Microsoft has now re-evaluated their support contract price due to their
not using MSoffice.
And last but not least the employees are having a difficult time making
their already archive documents import completely and accurately into Open
Office.

Roy Schestowitz gets fired and decides to go back to school again for
another 15 years of sponging off his parents.
The company is now out of business.

Now, let's suppose that instead of eager beaver Roy, the company had an old
salt experienced IT person.
He would have said, MSOffice is the standard.
Everyone is using it.
It works.
It doesn't cost us a lot of money in scheme of things.

Why switch?
Why Fsck with what is already working.

Remember that part about not getting fired by buying IBM etc....
That is what the old salt will do and he will keep his job, the company
will prosper and they will find ways to save money elsewhere.

IOW the smart person wants to keep his job and can easily see that there is
really nothing to be saved by using Open Office.

Maybe in not hiring boobs like Roy Schestowitz who have no idea how the
real world operates.


--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/