JAWS does have tech support specialists who are blind as well. But the GWMicro owners are sighted as well.
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Brenda via Talk Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 12:16 PM To: Sky Mundell via Talk Subject: Re: Future Of Window-Eyes Sky, you mention the sighted folks at the now VFO, but aren't the GW Mcro owners sighted? I know GW had a lot of tech support who were blind and they knew their stuff and were more helpful than the jaws CSRs. I'm not sure how many jaws customer service folks are blind, but they don't seem as helppful. As for the timeline, maybe VFO wanted AI Squared to merge with GW Micro first. When that happened, I thought maybe Window-eyes had a chance - maybe that is what GW folks thought too. Just sad that we are hearing things everywhere but directly. On 5/7/2017 2:47 PM, Sky Mundell via Talk wrote: > FS always saw Window-Eyes as a threat and I have a feeling that that > lawsuit they filed against GWMicro was part of their stradigy to > destroy Window-Eyes. That lawsuit happened when FS was under Lee > Hamilton. Then, Lee Hamilton left in 2013, and John Blake took over > and then, in November of 2015, VFO formed with Optolec and Freedom > Scientific. And then, on June 14th, 2016, VFO bought AI Squared, and > then, in August of that year, John Blake moved back to upstate New > York, with Tom Teerman as the new president and CEO, who is sighted > but has family connections to blindness due to glaucoma. He did say > in FSCast that he would probably get glaucoma eventually. So, Richard > Chandler, Lee Hamilton, John Blake, were the sighted presidents and > CEO of Freedom Scientific, while Tom is sighted but might eventually get Glaucoma. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On > Behalf Of Loy via Talk > Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 11:27 AM > To: Darrell Bowles; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Future Of Window-Eyes > > My question is why would a company pay for a company that only has one > product "Window Eyes" then shut down the product.? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Darrell Bowles via Talk > To: Dave ; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2017 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: Future Of Window-Eyes > > > If the company had asked for a donation, I would have gladly given it. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 7, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Dave via Talk > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> > wrote: > > > > GW Micro must have been suffering from Cash Flow problems. The question > > then is, how to attract more customers. The more customers, the better > > the cash flow. > > > > I have suspected the Window Eyes program was due for a Re-write from the > > ground up, but this costs lots of money, and can take a couple of years > > to do it right. Not enough cash, and they ran out of time to do it. > > > > I doubt if there was anything the Users of Window Eyes could have done, > > unless we all were willing to donate $500 to the cause, and even then, > > it may not have been enough. > > > > Protesting and getting as many people to agree with you doesn't get much > > in the long run, other than make all of the participants feel good about > > themselves. However, the end result is nothing different than what has > > taken place. > > > > I too wish it were different. > > > > Grumpy Dave > > > > > > > > -- > > Dave <dlh...@centurylink.net> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/loyrg284 > 5%40gm > ail.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/skyt%40s > haw.ca > . > 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/bjnite%40winds tream.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 > _______________________________________________ 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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