Re: [us-marketing] Kim Komando Show [newsletter] promotes LibreOffice

Thanks for the reply. Yes I've been using )) since I started with 
Linux in 1999 and when openSUSE switched to LO last year I 
started with it. Now running LO 3.4.2 on openSUSE 11.4 and 
LO 3.4.3 on openSUSE 12.1 RC1.



On Thursday, September 15, 2011 07:34:01 PM webmaster 
for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> She rarely adds Mac and never talks about Linux.
> I think she is a Windows only Gal since dealing with Linux 
issues over
> the phone on her Saturday "live" radio show would not look 
good if she
> stumbles through figuring what to do on which favor of 
Linux.
> BUT, if you are using Linux, you are either using OOo or LO 
for your
> office package.
>
> IT is the Windows users who needs to get good advice on 
some other
> office package than MSO.
>
> On 09/15/2011 01:28 PM, Russ Fineman wrote:
> > Good comments and good to see she is promoting
> > LibreOffice. She did forget to mention its available for 
Linux.
> > Some of us do not use Microsoft!!! or Mac OSX.
> >
> > On Thursday, September 15, 2011 09:00:05 AM 
webmaster
> > for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> > > If you never heard of Kim Komando, the digital goddess,
> >
> > she has a
> >
> > > nationally broadcasted tech radio show, e-newsletters, 
and
> > a column in
> >
> > > USA Today national newspaper.
> > >
> > > In her "Daily Download" e-newsletter, she is promoting
> >
> > LibreOffice as a
> >
> > > Microsoft Office Alternative.
> > >
> > > This lady has a large following on the radio, and with her
> > > e-newsletters.  I do not read USA Today, so I do not know
> >
> > how well those
> >
> > > articles are.
> > >
> > > So here is another way for advertisement and promotion 
for
> > LibreOffice.
> >
> > > Below is the listing in the "Daily Download" and the 
online
> > article.  I
> >
> > > have removed the non-LO related  information and
> >
> > advertising from these
> >
> > > so it will not be an issue.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------- from the e-newsletter ---------
> > >
> > > A free substitute for Microsoft Office
> > >
> > > Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity
> >
> > software. It's
> >
> > > used by everyone from students to major corporations. 
That
> > popularity is
> >
> > > definitely reflected in the price tag.
> > >
> > > What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you 
just
> > need
> >
> > > something for a short-term project and can't justify the
> >
> > investment
> >
> > > right now. Good news: There are several free 
alternatives to
> > Office.
> >
> > > Depending on your needs, some work just as well as
> >
> > Microsoft's
> >
> > > productivity suite.
> > >
> > > LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six
> >
> > programs, and
> >
> > > you'll find most of them instantly familiar.
> > >
> > > For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then
> >
> > there's Calc,
> >
> > > which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress, 
a
> > presentation
> >
> > > program similar to PowerPoint.
> > >
> > > Those are the options you're most likely to need. A 
drawing
> > program, a
> >
> > > database program and an equation program round out 
the
> > offerings. All of
> >
> > > these combined make for an excellent replacement to
> >
> > pricier suites.
> >
> > > LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular
> >
> > document formats.
> >
> > > It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for
> >
> > example. That only
> >
> > > scrapes the surface of what it offers.
> > >
> > > Cost: Free
> > > Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and
> >
> > Mac OSX
> >
> > > Click Here to Download Now>>
> > >
> > > ------ NOTE her download link goes to her online article 
--------
> > > ------ the online article link and the text --------
http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&ut
> > m_so> 
> > > urce=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15-
> >
> > article&utm_campaign=title
<http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=10270&utm_medium=nl&u
> > tm_> 
> > > source=dotd&utm_content=2011-09-15-
> >
> > article&utm_campaign=title>
> >
> > > A free substitute for Microsoft Office
> > >
> > > Microsoft Office is the gold standard for productivity
> >
> > software. It's
> >
> > > used by everyone from students to major corporations. 
That
> > popularity is
> >
> > > definitely reflected in the price tag.
> > >
> > > What if you can't afford Microsoft Office? Perhaps you 
just
> > need
> >
> > > something for a short-term project and can't justify the
> >
> > investment
> >
> > > right now. Good news: There are several free 
alternatives to
> > Office.
> >
> > > Depending on your needs, some work just as well as
> >
> > Microsoft's
> >
> > > productivity suite.
> > >
> > > LibreOffice is an excellent alternative. It offers six
> >
> > programs, and
> >
> > > you'll find most of them instantly familiar.
> > >
> > > For example there's Writer, which is a Word clone. Then
> >
> > there's Calc,
> >
> > > which is a spreadsheet like Excel. There's also Impress, 
a
> > presentation
> >
> > > program similar to PowerPoint.
> > >
> > > Those are the options you're most likely to need. A 
drawing
> > program, a
> >
> > > database program and an equation program round out 
the
> > offerings. All of
> >
> > > these combined make for an excellent replacement to
> >
> > pricier suites.
> >
> > > LibreOffice is also compatible with the most popular
> >
> > document formats.
> >
> > > It can read .DOC from Word and .XLS from Excel, for
> >
> > example. That only
> >
> > > scrapes the surface of what it offers.
> > >
> > > Cost: Free
> > >
> > > Link: www.libreoffice.org
> > >
> > > System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OS X

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