<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Erica (and everyone else):<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Don't feel bad about not being a Founder. When we made the offer, we were very specific that we may never produce a product (in which case all everyone would have received was a lovely T-shirt). MacSpeech has had a long history of "barely making it," and were it not for the kindness of others and the perseverance of its employees and customers through some very dark times, it would have gone away just like so many other software companies have in the last 10 years.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>It is easy to say "shoulda, woulda, coulda" with the benefit of hindsight. Placing a bet up front requires faith and a willingness to take a risk. For instance - I really wish I would have bought Apple stock when it was at $11 per share.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>While Founders may get a slight advantage, I'd like to think that - current problems notwithstanding - we provide exemplary treatment for all our customers. We certainly try to do our best.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Best Regards,</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">MacSpeech, Inc.</font></p></div></span></div></div></body></html>