Hi Olusegun, Thank you for confirming this.
>From what I have read about VFO they will have a very tight agreement with the ex GW-Micro key partners and employees. I understand that competing products are not their favoured option and VFO lawyers will do all they can to prevent any deviation from their wishes. If Doug etc. will have the energy to start again and potentially hit legal buffers from VFO can only be left to their decision. As far as my use of software over many years is concerned the demise of Window-Eyes was the most dissapointing change that has occured. This seems a strange concept for the USA as competition is usually the way to improve productivity and reduce prices. Regards, John Tel: +44 (0) 1442 259243 Mob: +44 (0) 7815 056076 -----Original Message----- From: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. [mailto:ukekearu...@valtdnet.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 4:57 PM To: john_far...@btinternet.com; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'; 'Cussons, M. (Mark)' Subject: RE: App updates John, you are absolutely right! Sometimes, once a company has been bought and sold, the previous owner(s) may not even be allowed to ever start another business in the same market. It all depends on how the lawyers word the signed agreement(s) and whether or not the signed document(s) is/are acceptable to the seller(s). It's possible that Doug may never again touch Window-Eyes, but, if he so desires and has sufficient financial backing, he could CREATE A BRAND-NEW accessible something and name it whatever he cares! A case in point: After Arkenstone, developer of Openbook died, its previous owner created Bookshare! Law is a donkey, and it does a poor job of riding itself to town! Looks good on paper, but a trillion loopholes for any person who cares to give it a shake. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- 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. 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