[tdf-discuss] Re: Old Bugs

Le 2010-11-02 14:53, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
> Quoting Marc Paré:
>
> > And yes, MSO format conversions are not 100% and where there are power
> > users like Peter, it may be difficult to
> > rationalize using LibO when his customers are unwilling to adopt an
> > ODF format which would simply work. There is always
> > the option for Peter to propose a change in office suite to his
> > clients and suggest that a free migration to LibO would
> > save them quite a bit in expenditures and would still provide them
> > with the same functionality as MSO but using the ODF
> > formats instead.
>
> My clients are mostly major corporations who don't tend to welcome IT
> strategy suggestions from their
> suppliers! Sure, they're aware of OO and open source in general but
> they're not planning to change anytime soon. This is not because they've
> been brainwashed by MS; it's mostly because they can't afford
> (financially and timewise) the risk of having to re-train thousands of
> users with the productivity drop that this would involve.
>
> P.

I understand that perfectly well. I am a teacher and school boards are 
comparable to major corporations, I sit on an IT committee (software 
acquisition) and we talk often about migration. But, the question of IT 
support for OS and software is a large issue. They are more and more 
interested in the financial savings though. I think that this will 
eventually lead them to migration, the $$$ is just too attractive.

Marc



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