Dell ha creato il sito Idea Storm (tempesta di idee) per raccogliere le richieste degli utenti in merito alle configurazioni hardware e alla dotazione software dei personal computer che vende direttamente attraverso il sito o la forza vendita. La seconda richiesta tra quelle più votate, con oltre 75.000 preferenze, è relativa all’installazione di OpenOffice.org.

John McCreesh, leader del Marketing Project di OpenOffice.org, ha scritto una lettera aperta a Michael Dell - che è appena tornato alla guida della sua azienda - per invitarlo a collaborare con la comunità con l’obiettivo di creare una versione di OpenOffice.org specifica per i personal computer Dell.

Questo è il testo della lettera:

Dear Michael,

Dell Computer Corporation has become one of Fortune’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” by providing great value, high quality computers and peripherals, but most of all, by listening to your customers. Your recent “IdeaStorm” initiative is the latest example of this. Here at OpenOffice.org, we were delighted to see that the second most requested feature by Dell customers was to have our office software pre-installed on Dell systems. This request attracted more than 25,000 votes in two days.

We believe that OpenOffice.org 2 software perfectly matches Dell’s values. OpenOffice.org 2 is high quality office software, the result of over twenty years’ continuous software engineering. It runs under all common operating systems. It offers everything users expect from office software, plus some bonus features that may pleasantly surprise them. It’s easy for customers to use, with a familiar look and feel, and can read and write a wide range of file formats, including Microsoft’s. On top of all this, being licenced under open-source terms, it represents outstanding value for money for you and your customers.

Let’s have a conversation about how we could build an “OpenOffice.org supplied by Dell” product to give your customers what they are asking for. We’d also be happy to accept any financial contribution that Dell might offer to help ensure that OpenOffice.org continues to evolve in the future.

Sincerely,

John McCreesh
Marketing Project Lead
OpenOffice.org

Attendiamo, insieme alla stampa, che ha dato grande rilevanza a questa iniziativa, la risposta di Michael Dell.

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