Also, not that anyone likes to see prices going up; but, does anyone recall when HW last raised the prices on the note takers? I'm thinking it has been a while, and was actually kind of surprised it didn't happen when the Apex models were first released. But, come to think of it, guess we don't see a lot of price increases with the note takers from other companies, either, although some may have lower introductory prices for a while before charging their higher normal prices.
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Braille Note Mailing List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 8:24:13 Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Humanware Raising Prices of Notetakers up to $184. > > > This is speculation, but if the new price points for the Apex will put the > braille-equipped unit a bit higher in price than the competition while the > speech-only unit is slightly less expensive than the competition, then > just maybe Humanware is being forced to pass along a price increase from > their braille cell supplier. After all, they do have this new, > lower-profile display, and maybe that display's assembly or some other > aspect renders it more expensive than other displays. Would that > refreshable braille could become popular enough for economies of scale to > help crack the price point. I think it may have been something of a coup > for Freedom Scientific to lower their display prices and tout their > interest in blind literacy as a reason for it. > > Regards, > Jerry > > Nothing in this message is intended to constitute an electronic signature > unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message. > > Confidentiality Note: This message is intended only for the person or entity > to which it is addressed. It may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use, or taking of > any action in reliance upon this message by persons or entities other than > the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received > this message in error, please contact the sender and delete it from your > computer. > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
