That is what some do, but accessibility is accessibility and they
should be promoting access on all platforms. That is one of the main
reasons for my switch to the Mac. To be honest I love it all. I
literally can have the best of all worlds. Mac, Windows and Linux all
on one system. To me Apple is making a statement that they will never
be able to make and that is we are so good not only can we handle our
operating system, but we can handle yourS too. Sorry, just a
fascinated computer enthusiast.
On Nov 3, 2007, at 8:12 AM, David Poehlman wrote:
I wouldn't grant that they don't put their products through enough
beta testing. Everyone who tests an mac os since pre tiger that is
while tiger was being tested has voice over and can test voice
over. I also would not grant that there is necessarily something
wicked here. It is a known fact evidenced by the jaws and window
eyes wars that people have their favorites and will go to great
lengths to protect their interests and defend their positions.
On Nov 2, 2007, at 11:43 PM, Jesse A. Kragiel wrote:
Articles like that make me think there's something just a bit
deeper going
on. If you read any of the text ads in AFB's Access World
publication, you
find that they are taken up with the big screen readers. I wonder
if Freedom
Science Fiction, and such companies are paying AFB for that ad
space? Apple
is obviously not, so it is my belief that the narrow-mindedness of
AFB's
staff hinges on money. I could be wrong, but why else would they be
so
brutal on a company who is obviously trying to help the blind?
Granted, they
don't put their product through enough beta testing, and I'd be
willing to
bet that the blind developers they have working for them are few, but
they're trying! I applaud them for their efforts. I was an early
adopter of
the Intell platform of Apple's. In fact, I still use my original
iMac from
time to time, but the reason it, and my Macbook, and all my future
computers
were, and will be purchased from Apple is because it's a mainstream
company
that's trying. I appreciate the effort. They didn't have to!
--
Jonnie Appleseed
with his
Hands-on Technolog(eye)s
reducing technologies disabilities
one byte at a time
