But it is not about accessibility. Samsung is not concered about giving us a quality accessibility experience. They probably wouldn't know the first thing about how to and likely don't care to either. It is about just another patten they can use as a weapon. do you honestly think they are fighting for our little nitch market share? Then consider ontop of that they do not offer a good competing screen reader experience at all. No one should be allowed to cornor the screen reader experience so that they would be the only company that could offer it. I sure hope any judges realize and act appropriately on such a concept. YThis is a hue threat to us and could be extremely damaging to us in what it could be carried out to. I am quite concerned and really angry that Samsung wants to sacrifice us in their selfish plan of attack against Apple. Even thinking of Samsung making a single penny and doing this to us results in raging anger and hate towards them. Mostly I am concerned about the possible end result of our accessibility being sacrificed and selfish people pulling the strings that don't care one bit.
On 2/26/13, Cheree Heppe <che...@dogsc4me.com> wrote: > Cheree Heppe here > It's about market share and accessibility, not childs play at all. > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > > Sent from my IPhone 4S > > On 26/02/2013, at 10:27, Carlene Knight <carlenefor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If they would stop fighting like a couple of spoiled, bratty children, the > problem would be solved as well. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 24, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> perhaps apple should break loose of some of their huge sums of spare cash >> and simply buy out Samsung completely (its called a hostile takeover). >> that would solve a number of problems all at once. >> >> -eric >> >> On Feb 24, 2013, at 7:57 PM, James Mannion wrote: >> >>> In reading some further posts on the web, this is worse than I >>> thought. The only article I read earlier today lead me to believe it >>> was about the triple click home to start voiceover. IT is not. IT is >>> about the very heart of voiceover for us, its ability to read things >>> on the screen. An article points out that this is the case and that >>> Samsung is not even trying to protect their technology for >>> accessibility, they are simply using it as a weapon. So they are >>> completely putting us up as a sacrifice for their battles. One can >>> only hope the courts will see right through this and consider it >>> exactly what it is. >>> >>> http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/02/german-court-stays-samsungs-voiceover.html >>> >>> "one. Samsung didn't assert this German patent in an effort to protect >>> its investment >>> in accessibility. It elected to use an accessibility-related patent as >>> a tactical >>> weapon. Patent protection and enforcement can be justified in certain >>> scenarios. >>> For example, if there are two companies competing in the market for >>> hearing aids, >>> it's generally legitimate for them to assert accessibility-related >>> patents against >>> each other. I would also support the idea of accessibility patent >>> enforcement in >>> cases of willful infringement, and if Samsung had only requested >>> monetary compensation >>> in this action, it would have made a much better choice than by trying >>> to achieve, >>> through the pursuit of an injunction, the deactivation or (more >>> realistically) degradation >>> of the voiceover functionality Apple provides to its German customers. >>> In recent weeks I have been contacted by a couple of journalists who >>> report on and >>> care about accessibility issues. One of them told me he's blind. I >>> completely understand >>> why the vision-impaired are concerned when they hear about a lawsuit >>> like this one. >>> Maybe there's a cultural difference here between Asia and the Western >>> hemisphere. >>> In the United States and Europe, people may be more sensitive to this >>> type of issue >>> than in Korea. I don't think Samsung is evil. I really don't. But it >>> should give >>> more thought to the wider implications of its retaliatory actions >>> against Apple." >>> >>> On 2/24/13, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> So incredibly ridiculous too. Block the sale of a product under the >>>> excuse that a comman is entered in the same way and then add to it the >>>> fact that it does not even control something that is equal in >>>> functionality either! There just aren't even words to describe it. >>>> This law suit flinging is worse than 5 year olds. At least they have >>>> an excuse for acting childish and they are more reasonable when they >>>> do. If you can't stand your competition, maybe you just don't make a >>>> worthy product to begin with. You know, one that would sell itself by >>>> the millions? If because of your competition your sales are less, your >>>> product sucks! >>>> >>>> On 2/24/13, Jessica Moss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Join the club, not just for that reason, but the last time I bought >>>>> one >>>>> of >>>>> their products, the Intrepid phone with Sprint, I had problem after >>>>> problem >>>>> with it. It crashed repeatedly, when I did the slightest thing with >>>>> it, >>>>> and >>>>> nobody at the Sprint stores I took it to could figure out what was >>>>> wrong >>>>> with it, and continuously tried to blame the Mobile Speak software for >>>>> it >>>>> crashing, which was upsetting to me. >>>>> So after about the 4th or 5th time it did this, and this was after I >>>>> had >>>>> to have help resetting it 2 days in a row, I just didn't reinstall >>>>> Mobile >>>>> Speak again, and decided to pay full price for a 32 gb IPhone, sense I >>>>> unfortunately wasn't elegible for an upgrade yet, and wasn't willing >>>>> to >>>>> wait >>>>> anymore. >>>>> So now my Intrepid is now one of Hannah's toys, and she loves to >>>>> pretend >>>>> to call her Granddad, and check her messages lol. >>>>> On Feb 24, 2013, at 8:47 PM, James Mannion wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I agree that I will not ever support Samsung either because of this. >>>>>> Nice how they do not really do anything that indicates any real >>>>>> interest in helping us to better use their products, but they are >>>>>> willing to cash us in as a sacrifice to attack the competition. This >>>>>> childish corrupt law suit stuff really, really needs to stop! Until >>>>>> this law suit I have not heard of anything from Samsung concerning >>>>>> voiceover or a screen reader of their creation that does anything >>>>>> wonderful for us at all. Yet such a law suit would indicate they have >>>>>> great concern for us as their customers, right? Yes maybe if it >>>>>> weren't nothing but corruption! >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2/24/13, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Hi. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will of course sign. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will also have to say, that I will never ever buy a samsung >>>>>>> product >>>>>>> after >>>>>>> their trying to destroy something that is so important to me. I am >>>>>>> angry. >>>>>>> We >>>>>>> all ought to sign. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best regards Annie. >>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2013, at 10:22 AM, jshandr...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello All, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Some of you may have already seen this. I know its been tweeted out. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> posted a petition on Change .Org on Saturday. It is in reference to >>>>>>>> Samsung trying to block sale of Apple products in Germany. Yes, I >>>>>>>> know >>>>>>>> their is a temporary hold on the decision. I just want Samsung to >>>>>>>> know >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> attack on the blind community is a bad move. Not only financially, >>>>>>>> bug >>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>> PR reasons. It is your choice whether or not you want to sign. I'm >>>>>>>> including the link. Pass it around to your friends and family to >>>>>>>> sign. >>>>>>>> Thanks for the support.http://chn.ge/XTrva7 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Vest, J. p. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send >>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send >>>>>> an >>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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