The importance of friends

December 21st, 2008

I just had a quick flick through the latest results from the OpenOffice.org user survey, covering November/December.

The OpenOffice.org Marketing Project is always interested to know how people find out about OpenOffice.org?

How did you find out about OpenOffice.org?

So the answer is overwhelmingly “by personal recommendation” – 41.2%. Who is making these recommendations??

Who recommended OpenOffice.org to you?

A clear winner – “a friend” – 22.7%. But the importance of friends to OpenOffice.org doesn’t stop here.

How do you usually get help or answers to your questions?

“Colleagues or friends” are also an important source of help – 28.4%, with the “on-line help” system a very close second – 28%.

And in their turn:

Would you recommend OpenOffice.org to close friends?

almost everyone – 97.3% – is happy to recommend OpenOffice.org.

Did you include a CD of OpenOffice.org in all your Christmas cards and gifts this year?