At first, it may not seem a good analogy, but, the various long-distance companies offered features and other value added services that differed, one from another. There were also software companies who’s programs were thrown out by acquisitions. Take PowerQuest. They offered Partition Magic, but, when Symantec bought them out, they decided to drop that program
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Orlando Enrique Fiol Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 4:52 PM To: Joseph Norton; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: whole migrating situation >So, no monopoly here, yet. Just business. >The same thing happened in the Long Distance and local phone markets. >The AT field is no different, whether we like it or not. Your analogy is somewhat flawed because long distance telephone carriers provided the exact same service. Whether you used AT&T or MCI, back in the day, you didn't have to learn an entirely new conceptual layout just to get long distance service. If Dan and Doug simply wanted to retire from the accessibility market, they could have sold the company to an enterprising software developer with an interest in the blind accessibility market. Instead, the code now belongs to VFO, locked away from future development. That doesn't seem sensible, and I can't imagine how much VFO could have offered GWMicro to take its code off the market. Orlando Enrique Fiol Ph.D. Candidate in Music Theory University of Pennsylvania Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist, Arranger, Performer and Pedagogue Home: (980) 585-1516 Mobile: (267) 971-7090 Email: of...@verizon.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/archive%40mail-archive.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
