Yes, but that is no excuse. When MS releases a new version of  
Windows, or Apple releases a new version of OS X (coming this month),  
the software manufacturers allocate resources to update their  
products to take advantage of the new operating system. That's part  
of staying in business. Some are very good at keeping up. Some do a  
very poor job and lag horribly behind (I'm looking at you Adobe  
(Photoshop) and Quark).

It's not the job of MS and Apple to hold back in order to allow  
companies like Adobe, Quark, and others to stay status quo. Instead,  
the OS companies push forward and software companies have to follow  
and keep up. This same principle applies to screen reader companies.  
The web is the OS. The screen readers are just like Adobe, Quark, and  
others. They need to pick up the pace and stay current.

On Oct 7, 2007, at 1:13 AM, Joseph Selbie wrote:

> In a ideal world yes. But the screen readers are businesses just  
> like any other. They have limited resources, budgets and markets.


Cheers!

Todd Zaki Warfel
President, Design Researcher
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