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Re: Jan Middendorp has died.
One thing not many people mention about Jan is his guitar playing talent. In 2008 he stayed at my place for a few days before we drove to Buffalo for Typecon. He taught me to play a couple of obscure…8 -
Re: "HGGC Explores $4 Billion Sale of Typeface Firm Monotype"
Caren, I wouldn't malign PEs just because they're PEs. Some PEs are happy to remain hands-off and are just fine with a steady return on their investments. Some even contribute to industry growth with…9 -
Re: "HGGC Explores $4 Billion Sale of Typeface Firm Monotype"
Nick, that was a long time ago. More than a dozen years, an eternity in internet time. When John Collins ran MyFonts, he actually listened to suppliers and made sure to take care of them. He also sur…11 -
Re: "HGGC Explores $4 Billion Sale of Typeface Firm Monotype"
Exactly. But the projection has to at least make some kind of sense, dunnit? Through which business model would one be able to extract a bare minimum of $4.x billion in 4-6 years from the fonts curr…4 -
Re: Pricing
Fairness is a constantly moving target, not to mention objectively unquantifiable really. Fair/unfair to whom exactly? The font developer? The publisher? The reseller? The user? Everyone involved?In…3
