From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail39c8.megamailservers.com ([69.49.106.189]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I2gBE-0002Ng-00 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:28:00 -0400 X-Authenticated-User: mvferranti.clearwire.net Received: from [192.168.123.100] (69-44-252-62.mrc.clearwire-dns.net [69.44.252.62]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail39c8.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l5P4RuFh016374 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:27:58 -0400 Message-ID: <467F4458.6010301@clearwire.net> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:28:08 +0100 From: Gaijin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Software speech opinions References: <467EA927.2030006@clearwire.net> <044601c7b68e$af6f59b0$ab00a8c0@tenstac> <467EBEE3.7050609@clearwire.net> <20070625031627.GC32366@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20070625031627.GC32366@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:28:00 -0000 Gregory Nowak wrote: > I personally feel, and I don't think I'm alone, that the rnd cost > recovery excuse goes only so far. That's just the initial cost. The company has to stay in business. That means weekly paychecks for all it's employees so they can support their own families. Even if you sell a few hundred copies this month, next month's bills are just around the corner. Even if the government pays it all, your customer base is still microscopic. It's not fair, but that's life. Michael