My two cents on this:
My understanding is that at times the screen reading companies, FS and GW
have had to really push Microsoft to gain accessibility. Sure, Microsoft is
on board with access but FS and GW are building the software. If Apple
continues its commitment to accessibility then there won't be a comparison.
Microsoft's screen reader sucks and judging by the samples of Narrator I've
heard included in Vista the suckyness will continue. Meanwhile, Apple is
actively working to publicize development standards and to improve its
screen reader. I'm not discounting the work Microsoft has done but they
have partners on board that charge huge piles of money from customers so
they can work with them. Apple on the other hand is building something
worth while and not with the help of huge expenditures by customers. So, on
that note I think Apple's commitment is greater and the proof will continue
to be obvious.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Heim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Accessibility look at Vista
Well, I took your original comment as a comparison of Apple's commitment
to accessibility vs that of Microsoft's. That I think is on topic for the
reason I mentioned; I think Apple can regain some market share in
education via it's accessibility products, specifically voiceover.
I do think you're being unfair to Microsoft though.
------ Original Message -----
From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: Accessibility look at Vista
This is so off topic I won't go into it after this. The cause of what
Microsoft has or has not done does not matter. The fact is that there
are still manythings we cannot do with windows and windows does not have
a fully accessible built in solution. I'm not saying that Mac OS iis
perfect, I am saying however that when Microsoft says "accessible" it
means something far different than it is often taken to mean.
