Hi: So would you contact the Justice Department or the FTC to file a complaint? There are allot of scriptors out here who have put allot of time and effort into work that wont be used under jaws and the folks who have purchassed the office product to get hthe low-cost version of WindowEyes will be hurt as well if, when, WindowEyes is cancelled. I thought about calling but jaws actually works a little better than WindowEyes in Visual Studio, my main work platform, for now, so the loss of WindowEyes will only cost me if the Microsoft / WindowEyes pricing structure is deprecated and I am forced to buy a full copy of jaws. Rick USA
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+ofbgmail=mi.rr....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Kim Lingo via Talk Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:39 PM To: Darrell Bowles <dgbow...@msn.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: VFO acquisition of Ai Squared It's been a while since I've had to have any knowledge of this, as this was not my area of legal expertise. However, I think Anti-trust suits are usually brought by the Justice Department, and as this really affects only a very small smidgeon of the overall computer market, I wouldn't look for any action by DOJ. on this. There may be a private right of action, by stockholders, but I don't know for sure, and since I'm now retired--you know--a recovering attorney--LOL, I'm not really interested in finding out.but since there are other options including Narrator which I believe has no cost, I doubt this would fly either. Also, you would have to show that the public, even a segment of the public has been harmed by this acquisition, and since it has just happened, that would be difficult to prove. I haven't kept up with all these developments much since I still use XP, and Windows 8.4. I've been thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, since I've read so many people experiencing difficulty of one kind or another in using windows X. Maybe I should make the switch to Apple. Kim Lingo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Bowles via Talk" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> To: "'Rick Thomas'" <ofbgm...@mi.rr.com>; "'Window-Eyes Discussion List'" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:44 AM Subject: RE: VFO acquisition of Ai Squared > It has antitrust lawsuit written all over it. > > Darrell Bowles > Assistive Technology Trainer > Pelissippi State Community College > 8656613917 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dgbowles=msn....@lists.window-eyes.com] On > Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Talk > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 12:41 PM > To: 'Doug Geoffray' <dgeoff...@aisquared.com>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion > List' > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > Subject: RE: VFO acquisition of Ai Squared > > Hi Doug: > Have you been contacted about anti-trust considerations? > Seems like with only the JAWS company ownership owning both Jaws and > WindowEyes there are not any other major competitiors out there and thus > this combination would be anti-competitive in nature. > I don't know if that applies to the current combination but has it been > bought up in discussions? > Rick USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+ofbgmail=mi.rr....@lists.window-eyes.com] > On > Behalf Of Doug Geoffray via Talk > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 12:19 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > Subject: VFO acquisition of Ai Squared > > Hello everyone, > > I wanted to chime in here and give my personal thoughts to the bombshell > released today regarding VFO (the parent company of Freedom Scientific and > Optelec) acquiring Ai Squared. And by bombshell, I don't mean a bad > thing, > I just mean it is shocking and unexpected news. > > I know this may seem scary to many people. I know that we have a great > number of extremely loyal customers who may be feeling betrayed. There are > lots of legit concerns and questions that I'm sure come to everyone's > minds. > But honestly, nobody knows the answers at this point. We are just > starting > the discussions internally of how best to take all our new resources, > talent, products, etc. and meld them together to give the best customer > experience. For the next 6 months or so, it will be business as usual. > After the 6 months, who knows at this point but I can guarantee the > customers will benefit from the results. > Nobody will be abandoned or taken advantage of, etc. I'm very impressed > with John Blake (CEO of VFO). I truly believe John is in this for the > customer. > > Personally, I'm extremely excited with the possibilities. Think about it, > we now have all the best minds in this industry under one roof. > Instead of us duplicating resources, we can combine them and inovate. > Although Freedom has been our number one competitor since Dan and I > started > GW Micro in 1990, I've always had great respect for their engineers. > Okay, > I've had questions about their corporate leadership, a certain lawsuit > comes > to mind (smile), but that was a completely different leadership team. > That > was a different owner and a different CEO. Vector has an outstanding > reputation. John Blake has shown great leadership and concern for the > customer. Under this new leadership and available resources, I'm ready to > take that and do whatever it takes to have the best possible solutions for > our customers, for every low vision and blind person out there. > > People may be concerned about lack of competition causing innovation and > quality to suffer. Nothing can be further from the truth. There is still > plenty of competition out there, including free options but we have the > determination and drive, starting at the corporate level all they way down > to provide the best quality products, hands down. Yes, this will take > some > time to prove but I'm hoping that everyone out there will give us that > opportunity. Again, I'm putting everything I have into this venture and I > wouldn't do that if I didn't believe in it. > > Regards, > Doug > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/ofbgmail%40mi. > rr.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/dgbowles%40msn > .com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/banjopapa03%40 cox.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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