Re: FS In Good Company
- From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:40:58 -0400
Good morning, Kelly.
It's true that Richard A. Chandler was head of FS, but you assert he is a
member of the famous Chandler family, one-time owners of the Los Angeles
Times, Baltimore Sun, Hartford Courant and other newspapers. That family
connection isn't made in the article to which you link below, nor does a
quick Google search provide any other confirmation.
What is your basis for saying that this Chandler comes from that background?
This subject isn't JAWS-related, but Yardbird is right that you've made an
assertion that needs validation.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Pierce" <kpierce2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
If a Google search is performed on the words
freedom scientific chandler
one will find a number of results including:
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw020102
from the AFB. It described how Richard Chandler attended CSun one year,
found an interest in the adaptive technology industry, and connected with
some entrepreneurs who had started companies and wanted to cash out.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I've read this passage over a few times, but I don't yet understand what it
means. I'm familiar with the history of the Los Angeles Times, including the
transfer of controlling interest from the Chandler family to the Tribune
Company, a change I think has been very unfortunate for the times in terms
of operating budget, first and foremost. Not quite catastrophic, but close
to it. What I'd like to know is what do you mean by this sentence. Please
understand, I'm not arguing with you. I'm saying I literally don't
understand what you're saying, here. The passage says that the Chandler
family formerly owned Freedom Scientific, and goes on to imply that you have
a low opinion of the manner in which they managed it. So far as I'm aware,
the Chandlers never have owned Freedom Scientific. Am I mistaken? Has this
company been one of their holdings until now?
Thanks.
you wrote: somehow you think the Chandler family of Los Angeles, the former
owner of Freedom Scientific, was just as good as Ted Hinter or Dean blazie
and will be better than the Kuwaitis who bought it.
-- I disagree. They combined a hardware company and a software company,
which is rarely done in the technology industry, and never really took on
the job of integrating products. they avoided the real work of product
integration and apparently lost patience with FS as they did with the
Tribune Company, recently forcing its sale. With Tribune, they weren't happy
with 20 percent profits but a stagnant share price so they demanded
liquidation.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norma A. Boge-Conyers" <naboge@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: FS In Good Company
I was not concerned when the HJ products became part of FS. This sale,
however, does concern me. As a JFW owner (along with a couple of FS
notetakers) I am concerned about technical support, updates as free from
bugs as possible, cost containment, the whole bit. I wonder what incentive
the new owners will have to not only sell product but keep the blind and VI
community happy and informed customers. Will they even hire blind folks or
farm the tech support out to somebody in India? Will they bother to send
people to conventions and CSUN and the like? I know, so many questions and
no answers yet. But I feel these are things to think about. Hopefully we
will hear something official from FS soon regarding these matters. Take
care, Norma
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