RE: SMA, still the same price
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:28:30 -0500
Yes, I think many people have expressed the same sentiment. With their
new ILM it would be exceedingly safe for them to do as they could set it
up so that your copy of jaws which was on the payment plan needed
regular "reauthorizations", which would happen each time you made
another payment (automatically, nothing for you to do), and if you
missed a payment it would eventually return to demo mode. Once you paid
it off it would get the final "permanent" authorization.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Lowe
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 4:29 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: SMA, still the same price
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> I've often said that freedom scientific needs to devise some=20
> kind of payment plan, like when you buy a car. You get Jaws=20
> and make payments on it every=20
> month until it's paid off. Anyone think this is a good or=20
> bad idea? Jack
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "harry bates" <hdbates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:47 PM
> Subject: Re: SMA, still the same price
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> >I wish Freedom Scientific offered a senior citizen's discount.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: SMA, still the same price
> >
> >
> >> That's how they wacked me when I missed a couple upgrades=20
> back a few=20
> >> years ago, now I just renew my SMA so they have me in the=20
> system in=20
> >> case I need tech support and so I at least get to try each upgrade=20
> >> and see if I like it though I might have paid for my last=20
> one, I just=20
> >> don't have the money, my days of saving up for it might be over.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "AB7HW Dick Lee Chrisman" <ab7hw@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:25 PM
> >> Subject: Re: SMA, still the same price
> >>
> >>
> >>> This brings up the little saying of "Pay me now or Pay me later"=20
> >>> either way you will pay for the up grades.
> >>> Freedom Scientific charges you if you skip several up=20
> grades. When=20
> >>> you do finally get a up date the price will reflect the=20
> prices you=20
> >>> skipped over.
> >>>
> >>> So if the up grade is $110.00 and you don't want it or=20
> the next two=20
> >>> that is three up grades you skip then when you buy the fourth up=20
> >>> grade the price will include the three up grades you=20
> skipped and the=20
> >>> up grade for the fourth one will be about $440.00.
> >>> At least this seems to have been the case in the past.
> >>> Dick
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 12:52 PM
> >>> Subject: SMA; was RE: v 6 issues: Re: keystroke e and f do almost=20
> >>> the same thing on web pages
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> You bring up a very good point I'd like to emphasize to=20
> others again.=20
> >>>> I
> >>>> think it is a *very bad* idea to pay for an SMA. As you=20
> point out,=20
> >>>> you're paying for software which is completely untested=20
> by doing this.
> >>>> I think it's a lot likelier that FS will work that much=20
> harder if=20
> >>>> they knew that each and every upgrade had to sell itself=20
> on its own=20
> >>>> merits and wasn't pre-sold.
> >>>>
> >>>> Before someone worries too much about the price of the=20
> upgrade let=20
> >>>> me point out that if the upgrade is considered too expensive by=20
> >>>> most folks, then they won't buy and FS won't sell any,=20
> and so there=20
> >>>> will be a lot of pressure to keep the price reasonable. Not to=20
> >>>> mention the pressure from the competition.
> >>>>
> >>>> =3D20
> >>>>
> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>>> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20 =20
> >>>> >[mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of=20
> >>>> >ptusing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:59 PM
> >>>> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> > Subject: v 6 issues: Re: keystroke e and f do almost=20
> the same=3D20 =20
> >>>> >thing on web pages =3D20 Hi,
> >>>> > Since there was no public beta, there is no beta-like=20
> place=3D20 =20
> >>>> >to submit comments thatI know of. That is why I asked "Where?".
> >>>> > If this version 6 takes up an entire sma, then I want=20
> emails=3D20 =20
> >>>> >to read when opened and for somebody to tell the world=20
> =3D20 "which=20
> >>>> >video card" supposedly supports the extensively=20
> tested=3D20 joint=20
> >>>> >use of JAWS and MAGIC.
> >>>> > Yes, there are some enhancementswith version 6 which=20
> is very=3D20 =20
> >>>> >responsive, but the email problems and others are annoying=3D20 =
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> >>>> >and like others, I have paid "in advance" for this=20
> upgrade=3D20 =20
> >>>> >and for 3 MAGIC versions that do not necessarially work=3D20 =20
> >>>> >smoothly alone or withJAWS as tauted on the F S web site=3D20 =20
> >>>> >with--and as of las week end when I discovered another =
MAGIC=3D20
> >>>> > bug-- when using MAGIC *alone*.
> >>>> > Perhaps others who feel free to comment will discuss=20
> when or if=20
> >>>> >JAWS
> >>>> > *finally* supports the predominant video card in use=20
> the ATI=3D20 =20
> >>>> >models and "which models"!
> >>>> > I have called the very well-trained and hard-working=20
> tech support
> >>>> > people--who do an excellent job in my honest opinion--but=3D20 =
> >>>> >there are questions they cannot answer a as JAWS 6=20
> seems to=3D20 =20
> >>>> >bring us this new authroization scheme with some =20
> problems=3D20 for=20
> >>>> >some. e Like learning about the problematic merging=3D20 =20
> >>>> >problems--thanks for those warnings--perhaps some one=20
> has=3D20 the=20
> >>>> >long overdue info on ability to use actual recent A T I cards.
> >>>> > Appreciate comments on "e" and "f" as when people can=20
> freely=3D20 =20
> >>>> >discussstuff on this list, people can learn.
> >>>> >=3D20
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