That bothered me as well regarding Dean's message. I guess they are just
trying to obey the letter of the law and I completely understand that. But,
I for one, would have not paid for a new sticker when I already had 6.11.
No way. Talk about being screwed?
If I had lost mine, I just wouldn't have mentioned it. I suppose humanware
would have noticed it if I had sent in my unit for repair. But if they are
so concerned, and according to the law they should be; then let them do
something that makes that sticker easy to find and let them give a
certificate of authentication as sighted folks get with their microsoft
purchases. When I purchase something from microsoft, I don't get some tiny
sticker I have to affix to my computer. Why should it be with a braille note?
At 8/8/2005, you wrote:
I for one was disgusted with the way Theresa was answered last
night. Basically, the message sounded like, "too bad" you lost it, you
have to pay for it.
Sighted people could have lost that same little tiny piece of
stamp-looking paper. I know many sighted people who do. I'm just glad,
Theresa, that you found it.
Regards,
Rhonda
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Braillenote List <[email protected]
>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:06:19 -0400
>Subject: Re: lost sticker Re: [Braillenote] update
>Hi all,
>I agree, Kathy. The sticker came in the plastic bag with the CF card,
>and if you weren't looking for it, or if you didn't know it was there,
>it might have fallen out of the bag and been vacuumed up. I think a
>discussion with Humanware in CA, plus an exploration of the situation
>with Microsoft is an excellent plan. I hate to say this, Dean, but if
>you're blind, and if you aren't aware that this little sticker is
>sitting in the bag, you could easily junk the bag. As I say, if
>you're blind and that tiny slip of paper falls on the floor, it
>doesn't make a sound, it is too small. There has to be a way to solve
>this problem without someone having to pay for their blindness! That
>really *is* unfair. That thing is an inch long, if that and a half
>an inch wide. it should have been placed in an envelope with a
>braille label on it that said clearly what it was. The CF card was
>labeled., why not the license, especially if it is that important!
>Folks, you gots to think about who's using this stuff. It is obvious
>that the case for the CF card needed a label, but why wasn't it
>obvious that that so important, tiny piece of paper didn't need one
>too? I suggest little envelopes like you find pinned on sweaters
>that have extra buttons in them. Then, you could label them in
>Braille and in large print so that this tiny slip of paper could be
>safe.
>Psst, here's a secret. I found my little sticker, and I determined
>that I wanted the thing placed on my machine correctly, without
>damaging the sticker and so that it covered up the previous one. I
>got sighted help to do it. Figured I wanted the thing done right.
>Ann P.
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