yep, everyone who makes a great product deserves to get paid,
and when the bottom drops out of the government support, which is likely soon,
then it'll be a natural market instead of the cash cow rehab thing,
and people will have to work harder and get a little less.
At least in this industry.
So competition is good for all of us.
Hungry people work harder, and put out more.
At 10:57 AM 9/2/2010, Pat Ferguson wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Okay, I have to put in my two cents worth, even though it isn't
worth much. I'm sorry, folks, but GW Micro made the great Loving
Window-Eyes. Why are you so insistant that everything be free? I
mean, let's face it, nothing in this world is free. Don't you think
that GW Micro has a right to charge for Window-Eyes? Don't you know
and respect the fact that they are the only ones, besides Serotec
who has a payment plan! Isn't that loving? I think so! Some people
expect everything for nothing. What's wrong with those of you. I
realize there are people on low income, I've been there, and we're
not rich or even wealthy, and neither is GW Micro. They are rich in
being a loving company with a loving product, but they aren't
financially rich. Give them a break, please...Please, put yourselves
in their shoes...People need jobs today...Our president isn't doing
any justice to our country...Sorry, but I feel that way...Now, let's
get off the pitty party, and be thankful that we have the loving
Window-Eyes...That's all I better say for now.
Oh, and I must add that other screen readers that are free, are not
any better than Window-Eyes. If you had a free screen reader! Who
would support it?
Pat Ferguson
At 05:01 PM 9/1/2010, you wrote:
"GW Micro believes that having a free screen reader as part of the
operating system does a disservice to Blind computer users."
I thought this to be a hypocritical viewpoint. Somewhat charlatanistic.
It is highly prejudicial to exclude low income users, or encourage
an over priced payment plan like some sort of layaway. The price
is highly debatable. It's seems to have to many zeroes.
I think it's a typo, but no one seems to see it. (pun intended)
The program itself is not even practical, nor signifigantly better
than the windows narrotor for common use.
Perhaps I should write the Obama administration to see what he
thinks about GW micros position on affordable pricing of screen
readers for the blind/disabled.
If the president tested Window Eyes head to head with "real"
software for the blind, he would have to "keep it real" and tell
you exactly as I have. If not then we have a conspiracy on our
hands, where the blind are being held back on purpose for extra
profits. Or possibly for backdoor code abilities that rely on
accessibility to mask their true intent.
I will not allow exploitation of the blind, in any case.
Window Eyes could be much better within a couple months of work.
I mean several times better than it is right now. I know this for
a fact because I am a developer that has done it. I'd crumple WE,
and throw it in the trash if I were blind.
GW probably knows it too, but keeps it secret from the users,
because they just don't want to spend the time required to fully
wrap their heads arround it. Or they can't, yet still want to
enjoy the positive cash flow. The price shows the greed, not crafsmanship.
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