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From: NoOp on 20 Apr 2010 15:12 On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: > >> >> It's free here: >> >> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ >> >> "Get it now FREE" button >> >> but bait and switch, $90 here: >> >> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/get.jsp > > $9000, actually, since they have a minimum order of 100. > > They're also charging, also with minimum orders, for what they call "Oracle Open Office". > Wow, you're correct: <https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/product?p1=oracleoffice&sc=ocom_openoffice> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Larry Gusaas on 20 Apr 2010 15:52 On 2010/04/20 1:12 PM NoOp wrote: > On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: > >> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: >> >> >>> It's free here: >>> >>> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ >>> >>> "Get it now FREE" button >>> >>> but bait and switch, $90 here: >>> >>> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/get.jsp >>> >> $9000, actually, since they have a minimum order of 100. >> >> They're also charging, also with minimum orders, for what they call "Oracle Open Office". >> >> > Wow, you're correct: > <https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/product?p1=oracleoffice&sc=ocom_openoffice> > Actually, only partially correct. There is a Oracle Open Office Standard Edition (Perpetual License) that has a minimum quantity of 1 and sells for C$56.00 (probably US$50.00) -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website: http://larry-gusaas.com "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs." - Edgard Varese --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: NoOp on 20 Apr 2010 16:46 On 04/20/2010 12:52 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote: > On 2010/04/20 1:12 PM NoOp wrote: >> On 04/20/2010 06:53 AM, John W Kennedy wrote: >> >>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: >>> >>> >>>> It's free here: >>>> >>>> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ >>>> >>>> "Get it now FREE" button >>>> >>>> but bait and switch, $90 here: >>>> >>>> http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/get.jsp >>>> >>> $9000, actually, since they have a minimum order of 100. >>> >>> They're also charging, also with minimum orders, for what they call "Oracle Open Office". >>> >>> >> Wow, you're correct: >> <https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/product?p1=oracleoffice&sc=ocom_openoffice> >> > > Actually, only partially correct. There is a Oracle Open Office Standard > Edition > (Perpetual License) that has a minimum quantity of 1 and sells for > C$56.00 (probably US$50.00) > That's just StarOffice with a shiny new name; other than that nothing's changed as they charged for SO before. However, if you want the ODF plugin, here's the minimum: * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; Perpetual) * $9,000.00 * Quantity: 100 * First Year Support $1,980.00 Total items: 1 $10,980.00 So it's actually $11K because first year support seems to be required; you can't opt out of the support part on the order page. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Alexandro Colorado on 20 Apr 2010 17:22 On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker <gbplinux(a)gbpcomputing.co.uk> wrote: > On 20/04/2010 21:46, NoOp wrote: >> >> However, if you want the ODF plugin, here's the minimum: >> >>   * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; >> Perpetual) >>   * $9,000.00 >>   * Quantity: 100. >>   * >>    First Year Support    $1,980.00 >> >> Total items: 1 $10,980.00 >> >> So it's actually $11K because first year support seems to be required; >> you can't opt out of the support part on the order page. >> >> > > That's a REALLY REALLY STUPID marketing decision. Seeing that the MS Office > 2007 SP2 "implementation" of ODF is broken, the only way of ensuring that an > ODF document opens correctly in MS Office 2007 is by using the plugin. > Do they WANT to convert people from MS Office or what? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org > > I think their mind is on be able to price something to sell to their clients. AFAIK I think they are choosing OOo adoption over ODF adoption. -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español http://es.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: NoOp on 20 Apr 2010 19:18
On 04/20/2010 01:59 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: .... > > That's a REALLY REALLY STUPID marketing decision. Seeing that the MS > Office 2007 SP2 "implementation" of ODF is broken, the only way of > ensuring that an ODF document opens correctly in MS Office 2007 is by > using the plugin. > Do they WANT to convert people from MS Office or what? Playing the devils advocate... perhaps it's just the opposite? Perhaps they are saying that if you want proper ODF then use OpenOffice.org (or the newly branded 'Oracle Office' instead & if you want to keep using MSO w/proper ODF then we have the solution, but it will cost you? Don't know, I'm not a marketing guy. That said, seems pretty dumb to not offer as a single user license. And delving a little further, I found that you can reduce your 100 seat license by selecting only a one year option instead of perpetual. A single year works out to: * Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office (Application User; 1 Year) * $1,800.00 * Quantity: 100 * First Year Support $1,980.00 Total items: 1 $3,780.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org |