Hi Ray; What if we had the regular package and then, like you were saying, six packages. To conserve money, a person could choose 3 or if he wanted more, then he would pay extra. This way you would get some options along with your package. Otherwise, prices are going to skyrocket. The only negative with this idea is how would you download each part? Would they have to make a separate file for every package combination or would we have to download each part separately. Downloading is hard enough already. They could also give you all features and possibly make it so you could delete what parts you do not want. They could always get them back with an upgrade.
Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Ray Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:03 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software Hello All: The discussions on this list about a financial management package, and the availability of GPS bring up something HW should consider. The BN family of products have matured enough now that it is possible to put more and more software products on them. Perhaps what HW should be doing is offering suites of software products for the BN. Here is how this could work. There would be a basic BN package that includes the BN and Keysoft Basic Suite of Products for a set price. Keysoft Basic could include e-mail, Internet, word processor, planner, calculator, utilities, and other basic programs. HW could offer a games suite of programs that includes the user's choice in games they might want, chosen from a list of available games. This could also have the capacity to allow the user to add new games as they are developed. A Navigation suite could be offered, which is already done in some form now with the Braillenote GPS. A financial management suite could be offered that includes the kinds of things Rusty has suggested. A Database suite could be offered, kind of like KeyBase. A Media Center suite could be offered, kind of like the Media Center on the Mpower. My point in all of this is that these suites of products I'm talking about could be made available on an optional basis. Also, HW could develop packages with certain suites of products that are available at a reduced price as compared to individual products sold separately. The advantage of doing this is that each BN user could choose the software products he or she might want when they purchase a BN, like you do when ordering a PC. Also, they could start out with basic KeySoft and add new features as they come along or as funds permit. Another advantage is if someone didn't want a particular suite of products, they wouldn't have to sacrifice the memory to have them just because they are there. Thanks, Ray Campbell, HelpDesk Technician Adaptive Technology Center Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
