Hi, Right on!
Something else to keep in mind.
Now, I don't know what the price for Leopard will be, but Tiger is
around $114 or something like that.
I don't think that an OS and Screen Reader for the PC can be
purchased for that approximate price. Even if you consider on only
purchasing an update for your windblows screen reader, it still tops
that.
On Sep 8, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Richard Gardenhire wrote:
The problem I have with the major players in the windows screen
reading market is, it seems to me they ae creating a monopoly among
themselves, either by price gouging or some sort of back door
dealings. I'm not an NFB supporter; however, they have made some
in-roads with respect to accessible websites and access
technology. On the other hand, when a company such as Apple
shatters the theory of cost-affective solutions--notably,
VoiceOver, they claim Apple is hurting the blindness community. I
say, without question, VoiceOver has revolutionized the screen
access market by giving blind people yet another alternative that
fits most of our budgets, and we don't have to rely on stte
agencies serving the blind, particularly since a lot of states are
complaing to their legislators about budget cuts made to their
programs. On a personal note, if I include the VoiceOver CD, I
only paid a grand total of $750 for the machine I'm using now; my
windows laptop cost nearly three times as much, if I were to
include Jaws 7.1, and with my iMac, I maintain my system, run my
lists, and even run my wife's Internet business which she's been
unable to do in the past three weeks, due to illness. And who
knows, but what my wife could be converted soon. Richie
Gardenhire, anchorage, Alaska.
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