[JAWSLite] Re: FW: Freedom Suing GW Micro

Gene,

I said it's OT.  This list isn't for the discussion of lawsuits.  End of 
story.  Drop it please.

Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:59 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: FW: Freedom Suing GW Micro


> Well, if things are always supposed to be warm and fuzzy and we can't have
> any views other than cheers and applause for everything, then I'd say it's
> very one-sided. I don't for a minute consider what I said to be bashing.
>
> Why is it that as blind consumers, we think we have to swallow and like
> everything adaptive technology companies do? Why is it that we are in a
> culture where we have to act like everything is always great and always 
> will
> be? In general, why do we tend to praise products even when we know they
> wouldn't fly in a sighted market? I'm not saying Jaws is one of those, it
> isn't. But in the blindness world, that is a tendency I have seen. Always 
> be
> grateful for anything, and be beholden to the companies who charge the big
> bucks. Never say a bad word or express a disagreeing view. Companies
> sometimes are out of line in all walks of life. If this list is so
> close-minded, then so be it. I'm not going to wave the FS flag on this 
> one.
>
> I respect your position as moderator, so am leaving the list. I try to be 
> an
> informed consumer, and being informed means knowing the good and the bad.
>
> Take care all, and thanks to everyone for the tips and help over the 
> years.
> I hope I have been able to help others on occasion as well.
>
> Jean
>
>  "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how
> much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know 
> and
> what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to 
> know;
> and it's knowing how to use the information you get."
> --William Feather
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:37 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: FW: Freedom Suing GW Micro
>
>
> Gene,
>
> Whether or not we like FS isn't relevent on this list.  No bashing of
> companies will be tolerated here.
>
> Rick Harmon
> List Owner
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:50 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: FW: Freedom Suing GW Micro
>
>
>> Well, I don't think this should be off topic at all. It will impact us as
>> Jaws users no matter how it ends. Too often we sit with our heads in the
>> perverbial sand, and this is information we all should know in order to
>> make
>> informed decisions about a company we may choose or not choose to do
>> business with in the future based on actions it takes.
>>
>> I find the actions of FS very distasteful in this matter based on the 
>> very
>> little information I have. However, if my stating this means I should 
>> then
>> leave this list, I will. I don't like this kind of behaviour, and I doubt
>> if
>> FS will ever see a penny of mine again for this and other reasons.
>>
>> Disgustedly,
>>
>> Jean
>>
>>  "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of
>> thinking we were at when we created them."
>> --Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:56 AM
>> Subject: [JAWSLite] FW: Freedom Suing GW Micro
>>
>>
>> I thought the JAWS users would be as interested in this development as
>> anyone.
>>
>> It looks to me like blind users are the obvious losers here, if as is
>> claimed, capabilities of a screen reader can be patented so that no
>> other products to aid blind users can make use of them. =20
>>
>> Absolutely, unbelievable, and what a loss for us all.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gw-news@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gw-news@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:42 PM
>>> To: gw-news@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Freedom Suing GW Micro
>>>=20
>>> Doug recently posted a very interesting blog entry that you=20
>>> should read:
>>>=20
>>> http://www.gwmicro.com/blog/index.php/all/2008/07/24/do_compan
>>> ies_really_compete_on_who_has_t
>>>=20
>>> Aaron
>>> --=20
>>> To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past
>>> correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information
>>> pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the=
>> GW
>>> Micro Technical Support Team.
>>>=20
>>> Aaron Smith
>>> GW Micro
>>> Phone: 260/489-3671
>>> Fax: 260/489-2608
>>> WWW: http://www.gwmicro.com
>>> FTP: ftp://ftp.gwmicro.com
>>> Technical Support & Web Development
>>> The gw-news list is an announce only list used for GW Micro=20
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