Ok, it’s time for one of my world-famous quick quizes.
Suppose you are in the business of selling computers with Linux and other free operating systems on them, and you just posted an announcement to comp.os.linux.announce about your latest deal. Somebody emails you to tell you that you spelt the URL wrong in the announcement, and not only that on the very front page of your site you’ve used the word “suit” several times when referring to OpenOffice.org when you really meant “suite”. Do you:
- Thank him for helping you project a more professional image, and fix the front page of your site and look for other typos and grammatical mistakes before resubmitting an announcement to comp.os.linux.announce or
- Send him what is probably a very witty retort in your native language, even if you’re not 100% sure how to translate it into English.
If you chose the latter, then there might be a (very short) future for you in retail sales.
To quote in full the response I got: “I don’t mind your criticizing that way. It shows you are only just THOSE kind person!”
I think “I am only just THOSE kind person” will become my new catchphrase.
I think “I am only just THOSE kind person” will become my new catchphrase.
Well, “Aye carumba!” was getting old.
OpenOffice.ORG as a product name makes me froth at the mouth. That’s your domain name. The product is Open Office. I don’t think they’ll listen to me, though.
I think they call the product “Open Office dot org” because somebody already had a product called “Open Office”.
Well, rude or not, looks like they took your advice to change those suits into suites.