There was a company named "Fish" who sold special laptops for poor and needy. People liked this laptop mostly due to cost and the fact that it contained a feature where the user can upgrade the component freely. Because of this, other companies started developing companion accessories, such as fans and power adapters for this laptop. Thus, the friendly competition between the laptop company and others began.
The area that was most competitive was the monitors. The graphics card on the laptop, called "Graph," featured a common display connector so that any display from any manufacturer can be connected. Because of this, different companies produced different displays to suit people's needs. For instance, the laptop company's product, called "Mainstream," featured a scroll wheel on the side of the screen for easy navigation. Other companies' products, namely "Sensa" and "Power Ultra," featured built-in speakers and even a dedicated function keys on the bottom of the display. Thus, the displays of other manufacturers became more successful. Worried at this, coupled with losing sales of other accessories, Fish devised "additional cost" tactic where other companies are forced to pay for the compatibility of their display with the Fish's graphics cards. While some manufacturers accepted this proposal, the majority of them refused, citing cost and monopoly concerns - that only Fish's displays would be compatible with their own graphics cards. Thus, one of the manufacturers began circulating a paper which, among other things declares that the tactics devised by Fiseh is not a good idean and puts pressure on the part of the display manufacturers. This is a hypothetical example. But sadly, the reality is that this is what's happening to us right now: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?brl4all <http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?brl4all&1> &1 As for the meaning of each of the ficticious product and company names, I've done that way for legal reasons. But I think you will be able to guess who or what they are. Sincerely, Joseph S. Lee University of California, Riverside ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
