It's probably simple. They probably ran out of money. I don't think very many people use their screen reader. And I have no idea how many are on Sam nett. I know I am. I have most of the year left on a subscription. It is really too bad. I will certainly miss them. And I do wish the company would be a little bit forthcoming about what is going on there. But I won't hold my breath. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Jessica Miss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That doesn't make sense; they made great software and other services to go > along with it so don't understand why they're splitting up all of a sudden. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 22, 2014, at 12:57 AM, Joe Quinn <jdawg1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Here it is: >> Serotek, the makers of the System Access screen reader and the company >> behind the Serotalk POdcast Network, has parted ways with the majority of >> their staf, leaving the future of the company in doubt. Those losing their >> jobs include Buddy Brannan, Ricky ENger, Lisa Salinger, Joe Steinkamp, and >> Richard Wells. Steinkamp and Enger were let go last week while the other >> three announced their departures earlier on Friday. The staff members let go >> produced and participated in many popular podcasts including The SeroTalk >> Podcast, Triple-Click Home, That Android Show, and End of line among others. >> This leaves a bare-bones staff including long-time programmer Matt Campbell >> and producer Jamie Pauls who remain with the company, at least for the >> moment. We've reached out to Serotek for comment, and inquired about the >> future of the company and their software products and will post more if we >> hear back. We know a lot of you might like to post your memories, comments, >> or well wishes to those who have departed. Feel free to do this in the >> comments. Update to clarify that some of the 5 may have officially resigned. >> That being said, it's unlikely this was done under favorable terms. The end >> result is still the same. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:45 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona >>> <hank.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> can you please post the link to the article? >>> >>>> On 11/21/2014 10:26 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: >>>> Hello folks, >>>> For those who don't know and our listeners to the Serotalk podcast, >>>> their main team has been fired. >>>> If you follow blind bargains on Twitter, they have the article posted >>>> there. There is nothing on the Serotalk page or the Serotek page to say >>>> anything about the most recent move. Truly a shame. Those guys had good >>>> chemistry. You would never know they were working from across the country. >>>> If you subscribe to any of their services, you're likely to get less >>>> support now than you ever did. I hope it doesn't mean the beginning of the >>>> end for those people. As hard as their founder worked to create it into >>>> the company it has been. >>>> >>>> Pam Francis >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
