Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO in Education (JK-High School and NOT post grad. university/college)

Drew, I need help with getting a local Church based school (K-12) to switch to LobO. Any 
suggestions?
On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Marc Paré wrote:

> Le 2010-10-19 17:26, Drew Campbell a écrit :
> > Our company (The Top Floor) serves 45% of the school districts in Vermont. Over the past few 
> > years we've found a very large number of these schools moving to OpenOffice with great success...
> >
> > However the trend is turning...Schools in Vermont are now moving to Google Apps at a very rapid 
> > pace. The challenge to marketing LibreOffice here will be less about support, etc, but more 
> > about competition with Google Apps for Education.
> >
> > Of course there are advantages and drawbacks to both LibreOffice and Google Apps, and perhaps a 
> > mix of the two is the best solution for some schools...Has anyone written about how LibO is 
> > either superior to or complimentary to Google Apps?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~Drew
> >
> > Drew Campbell -Drew@TheTopFloor.com
> > The Top Floor - Business Computer Solutions
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> Thanks for both of your answers Drew and Graham:
>
> We will look into this for marketing purposes. Especially look into Graham's suggestions.
>
> Marc
>
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