Alan makes some salient points here -- and he speaks from experience. >From here on out, what happens -- or doesn't -- will be directed by legal counsel not popular whim, what feels good, and all the rest. GWmicro will do as instructed by their attorney(s), and what they say (or do not say), what they do (or not do) will be the result, in large part, to that guidance. And don't forget something else Alan mentioned; a long period of discovery. You may not hear anything on this for months or years; and one day, you will quietly read or hear of a resolution without much public explanation or amplification. So maybe we, as customers, need to return our focus on getting our screen readers to work better for us and do anything only if asked by GWmicro to do so. Otherwise, users, well intentioned as they may be, could create more problems than they resolve. Stuff like this takes time; and if users will have a role to play, if any, there will be plenty of time for it.
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, Alan R. Downing wrote: > > Guys, > > Has anyone given consideration to the possibility that all of this public hand > wringing and strategizing might not be wise? > > I have been involved in/with a number of suits over the years, including a > major one against Honeywell, and I can state with certainty that my legal team > would have gone ballistic if they saw something like this. Lawyers always > want to be in control over the publicity surrounding the case; maybe the > lawyers won't have a problem with all of this, but maybe they will. The point > is, list members aren't in a position to make that call. > > As just one example of the control that attorneys like to impose is this. When > my Honeywell case finally got to trial after 2 years of discovery, they > wouldn't even permit my then fiance, or even my mother, to attend court for > the 7 weeks that the trial lasted. Not one day, not even when the jury > returned a verdict in my favor. > > Anyhow, I earnestly believe that a bit of caution as it regards public > statement might well be in order. > > Just my 2 cents. > > > ARD > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and > your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending > your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be > searched through and sorted using the search > form at the bottom of the page. > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
