Hi John and list,
I have something to comment regarding this and other similar
threads. But before I do this, here is the short answer: we
don't know. According to history, HumanWare has mentioned the
feature set of new upgrades towards the release time in order to
thwart competition.
Here are some comments regarding this whole thread:
Throughout the history of the list, it had a dradition of some
people posting the same question: "what will be included in the
next upgrade?" We have repeatedly said, "we don't know; HumanWare
will release it in the end," but some people have iggored this.
Also, after answering this question, someone would say, "then why
don't HumanWare just release it and be done with it?" Again, the
answer was, "HumanWare, like other companies, fear that other
companies would try to mimic BrailleNote's features." - which did
happen and vice versa (I'm talking about Bookshare unpack tool
and other such features.). More than one person has answered
this question, but the question keeps coming back to "haunt" the
list, producing a negative atmosphere where some people have sold
their BrailleNotes to get better products from other companies;
you might have noticed that about two to three (and sometimes
four) people have sold their BrailleNote to migrate to a
competetor's product, as it happened with one of the sellers
(I've seen this person over at a competetor's list before).
So here's my opinion about this whole situation here: if more
than one person gave the answer, then it is the answer. Brian
repeatedly said that HumanWare does not discuss new features
until the product is about to be released; so did Kevin, Alex,
myself and others. Since at least three people agree here, I
think it could be treated as an "official" answer, meaning two
things: first, there's no point to discuss this further (once a
problem has been solved, there's no need to report about it
anymore (unless it is a faulty equipment or software)); second,
if this kind of question (even if it is caused by curiosity) is
repeatedly asked, then the users would feel that HumanWare is
somewhat secretive (sorry for using this term here) - in other
words, the users would think that HumanWare is not listening when
in fact HW staff is carefully listening to suggestions,
complaints and comments from users (creating a false negative
environment).
These are my comments about all these "new features" threads that
has been circulating on this list for a while. If you have
something to say, please write to me off list (use my Blind Sea
account).
Cheers,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: John Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Sat, 03 May 2008 17:31:51 -0700
Subject: [Braillenote] Version 8 of Keysoft?
Hi,
I have been off of this list for a while. I know there was
mention of Keysoft version 8 at CSUN being released sometime
later this year. Have there been any details released about what
features and enhancements it will have?
John
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