Well, all I can say is competition in the marketplace might be the best
thing. If other manufacturerers are moving forward and offering better
access tools, then any company worth its salt will hopefully pick up the
ball and work to catch up.
Up until fairly recently, the BN was the only real braille-based
productivity tool we had. Now there is competition, and it will hopefully
force all the companies to take a serious look at what they are doing and
the direction they want to go with their products. If we're honest, the BN
family is behind in a lot of areas, but then it also has some great things
to offer. Humanware has to keep pace with the competition, and it's that
competition that will drive more decisions rather than individual requests
from users. No company wants to lose face or market share.
This is just my opinion on the whole blindness market for access technology.
Some might think me cynical, but I think Humanware will listen more to what
the competition is doing and offering, and will hopefully respond
accordingly.
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karyn Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Wouldn't it be nice?
Thank you very much Michelle. I know people who have been talking to
HumanWare about this for the last 3-4 years with no results. Now Freedom
Scientific has an application out for this. Granted it costs about $1200
and is a separate piece of software. I certainly hope HW will do
something
with this application.
As for some background on me. I am blind an dalso have a mild to moderate
hearing loss. While I can use a telephone without need for a TTY. I am
speaking for those who cannot. As I have said, this application would
also
be useful for blind people who work in situations where access to this
equipment is essential, like your situation Michelle.
Take care.
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