Jonathan, I hear what you are saying, but we do have to think about wireless access, and a faster processor for the Braille note. I know this involves money, but it is a necessary evil. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Braillenote List Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Bible programs for BN???
Hi Gary, in this case I haven't answered the posts because there is nothing new to say since I answered them on previous occasions. I appreciate however that people do come and go on the lists. So just to recap, there is a common misunderstanding out there beetween Pocket PC and Windows CE. Pocket PC is a Windows look-and-feel environment that runs on Windows CE. We have never claimed to support Pocket PC. The whole philosophy of the BrailleNote is that we give you a powerful suite of applications that are designed for the blind and are not graphical in nature. That said, I'm very keen for us to offer a software development kit and some of the other functionality some have mentioned. We're actively working on improving the BrailleNote all the time, and I'm very pleased to say will be expanding our development team significantly this year because of the phenomenal success of the BrailleNote. While it would be nice to click one's fingers to make wireless access, USB, Bluetooth etc materialise out of thin air, sadly that isn't possible. It is important to emphasise however that we prefer to focus on the ends and not the means. In other words, you can still access the Internet wirelessly with the BrailleNote today, and many of us do so with great reliability daily. That doesn't in any way detract from the fact that there are practical benefits in offering Bluetooth and 802.11B. What counts for most users is the extent to which you can be productive and efficient with daily tasks. And it's those fundamentals that keep the BrailleNote in its market leading position. We intend to stay there by responding to new technologies, and we intend to do it in a way that doesn't require you to buy entirely new pieces of hardware every six months as this is not realistic for blind people. All the best. Jonathan Mosen BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager Pulse Data International Ltd DDI: +64-3-373-6192 Fax: +64-3-384 4933 Mobile: +64-21 466 736 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.pulsedata.com ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
