Doesn't sound good.
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> On Jun 14, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Mike Pietruk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Ana
>
> You have a good business mind. I don't recognize the acquirer, but, based
> on what you say, this *should* effectively allow for the elimination of
> competition and will bring the incentive for development to a more or less
> standstill.
> The reason screen readers have become as good as they are -- and they
> still have a lot of shortcomings -- is the c-word, competition.
> And it's competition in development, pricing, customer service, and all
> the rest.
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> I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.
> Charles Spurgeon
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>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2016, Ana G wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand the benefit of this merger. So now VFO Group owns
>> two competing screen readers, two competing screen magnifiers, and two
>> competing lines of braille displays. That sounds like VFO can raise prices or
>> stop developing one of the competing lines in favor of the other.
>>
>>
>>> On 6/14/2016 8:27 AM, Terri Hedgpeth wrote:
>>> My conclusion from this announcement is that AIsquared couldn't cut it.
>>> Don't kid yourselves, this means there will be fewer options to the
>>> blindness community. This buy out in my mind is likely due to a series of
>>> poor business and management decisions over the past few years by AISquared.
>>> No attacks please, I am just giving my opinion.
>>> Terri
>>>
>>> Terri Hedgpeth, Ed.D.
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>>> Subject: [VICUG-L] FW: [acb-l] Huge News from the world of Adaptive
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>>> For your information
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:51 AM
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>>> Subject: [acb-l] Huge News from the world of Adaptive Technology
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>>> All I can say right now is wow! This is huge news from the world of
>>> Adaptive Technology and at least for me, very unexpected. I haven't
>>> processed this fully yet to put my thoughts and opinions together on it.
>>>
>>>
>>> AI Squared Joins VFO Group, read more here:
>>> http://www.aisquared.com/news/ai-squared-joins-vfo/.
>>>
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