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Ron Parker wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 03:12:56 -0500, Glen Berry wrote:
> >Of course the person who tried to install AOL could have always made
> >some sort of mistake, I guess. Neither one of these fellows was
> >extremely computer litterate, but I thought the first fellow could
> >have handled an AOL install.
>
> I think AOL is currently being sued for the changes their install makes
> to the existing configuration, apparently without asking (or if it does
> ask, it's in such a way that it's easy to miss.) I could be wrong, of
> course.
Actually, it does ask up front, and it seemed fairly clear to me. (I said
no when I installed it last few times). I forget the exact message, but
they do only ask once. They didn't go "are you reaaaaaaly sure you want to
do this?", "again, are you sure"...
I think it's very amusing, since if AOL didn't install the way that they
do, they'd have an even larger number of people upset with them.
Yes, they are being sued, but I personally feel it's a very frivolous
lawsuit. Even worse than them getting sued by a large disabled-people's
rights group for not having accessable software when they're in the middle
of working with another large disabled-people's rights group to address
that exact issue. Deep pockets are so tempting.
There have been things in the past that they've been sued for that have
seemed to have good grounds (remember their switch to flat-rate?), but
this does not seem like one of them.
--
"My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks
But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:36:44 -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
>Yes, they are being sued, but I personally feel it's a very frivolous
>lawsuit. Even worse than them getting sued by a large disabled-people's
>rights group for not having accessable software when they're in the middle
>of working with another large disabled-people's rights group to address
>that exact issue. Deep pockets are so tempting.
I can't comment much on this, but I'm reliably informed that the "working
with another large disabled-people's rights group" part started happening
just a couple days before the news of the NFB suit broke. I suspect they
were closing the barn door after the horse had left.
Hey, whaddayaknow, now I have to disclaim even more than usual. Any lawyers
who might be sniffing around, please check the .sig.
--
These are my opinions. I do NOT speak for the POV-Team.
I'm not speaking for my employer, either.
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My other stuff: http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
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Ron Parker wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:36:44 -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
> >Yes, they are being sued, but I personally feel it's a very frivolous
> >lawsuit. Even worse than them getting sued by a large disabled-people's
> >rights group for not having accessable software when they're in the middle
> >of working with another large disabled-people's rights group to address
> >that exact issue. Deep pockets are so tempting.
>
> I can't comment much on this, but I'm reliably informed that the "working
> with another large disabled-people's rights group" part started happening
> just a couple days before the news of the NFB suit broke. I suspect they
> were closing the barn door after the horse had left.
National Federation of the Blind
http://www.sptimes.com/News/111499/Perspective/Blind_group_s_suit_ag.shtml
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_232881,00.html
(see the last few paragraphs)
I can't find the name of the other organization(s) off hand, but the main point
is that AOL's software is a bit large and takes time to address, and this had
probably been in the works for a while. I had first heard things about the
other group a while before the suit broke, and had the impression that they had
been working with them since maybe last spring. Of course, I'd need to find
some PR releases or at least some organizations names to be sure.
--
"My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks
But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:14:25 -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
>I can't find the name of the other organization(s) off hand, but the main point
>is that AOL's software is a bit large and takes time to address, and this had
>probably been in the works for a while. I had first heard things about the
Jon, you're forgetting what I do for a living.
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Ron Parker wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:14:25 -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
> >I can't find the name of the other organization(s) off hand, but the main point
> >is that AOL's software is a bit large and takes time to address, and this had
> >probably been in the works for a while. I had first heard things about the
>
> Jon, you're forgetting what I do for a living.
And you I.
If I can locate any public info, I'll be sure to follow up.
--
"My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks
But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
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On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:40:40 -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
>> Jon, you're forgetting what I do for a living.
>
>And you I.
I thought you wrote change management software. Is that no longer the case?
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