[Electronics-Talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: Freedom Scientific Announces Apple iOS Training Bundle

Jim McCarthy jmccarthy at mdtap.org
Fri Mar 4 16:29:46 UTC 2016 

Jonathan Mosen is knowledgeable le in the area but I do agree with you that I would not be looking first at Freedom Scientific for VO training. Christopher, I get your point about cost and I have paid more for devices than many believed reasonable because I thought they had value to me and because I have the means to do so. This seems to me quite a high price point even with that said and I would sure have a tough time recommending that rehab purchase for someone without a pretty unique need. I also imagine that Freedom Scientific does not need to sell very many of these and their investment is not that great so perhaps a reasonable business decision for the company. So I can't help myself from wondering, couldn't Freedom Scientific have created cleaner links or hidden the addresses more? Those are some really long links that distract significantly from the actual text of the announcement.
Jim McCarthy

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Considering that FS offers no Apple related products, where do they get their expertise in this area. Also, they are really late to the party, as there have been many much cheaper offerings made available over the years. I guess they are seeking new revenue streams with all of the free and lower priced alternatives to FS products that are available. 

Andy


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Someone's making a killing.  Overpriced!  Just read the manual or go to apple vis and get tutorials for free.

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