[libreoffice-design] Re: New names?

It doesn't matter anymore what the name of Microsoft's products is anymore, they are brands, and 
very recognizable.


This is in contrast with LibreOffice, which needs to create a new brand. I agree that the current 
names are weak, and it's not necessary to ape Apple or Microsoft in order to create a successful 
branding, but surely something can be done.


I don't have (yet) a better naming for the products, but I'll think about it.

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Luca Candela
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On Monday, January 31, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Mark Curtis wrote:

> Make sure to put "free" or "open" or "libre" in every name because it's not like the users either 
> A) already know it's FOSS or B) don't care that it's FOSS.
>
> Seriously though, could you maybe give an example of a direction to go? This just sounds like 
> "this is bad, read my mind to find out what I want"
> Is it because Calc isn't a word, Impress is a verb (contrary to Writer's noun) and Base is too 
> vague?
>
> Personally I think half of the Microsoft Office names are terrible:
> Excel? You're excelling at what, couldn't that be used as a name for any application?
> Power Point? Is that some Microsoft Mouse software? What do Power or Point have to do with an 
> informative slideshow?
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:38:48 -0600
> > From: ksoviero@gmail.com
> > To: design@libreoffice.org
> > Subject: [libreoffice-design] New names?
> >
> > I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that 
> > are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing 
> > everything else (icons, layout, office suite name), why don't we change 
> > the app names to better fit their purpose.
> >
> > Writer (I actually like this)
> > Calc (A lot of spreadsheet work has nothing to do with calcualtions)
> > Impress (Too bland IMO)
> > Base (Way to bland IMO)
> >
> > Compare them to their rivals:
> >
> > *MS Office:*
> > Word
> > Excel
> > Power Point
> > Access
> >
> > *iWork:*
> > Pages
> > Numbers
> > Keynote
> >
> > -- 
> > Kevin Soviero
> > Email: ksoviero@gmail.com <mailto:ksoviero@gmail.com>
> > Phone: (512) 672-9641
> >
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