HI, I agree here. Let say that gw icro creates an app for dragon naturally speaking. A app I would be willing to pay for lets say about 75 bucks. Now that app works well with dragon naturally speaking. Hours of work go in to that app. Not all the window-eyes users are going to need this app so the cost of creating the app should not be past on to all the users of window-eyes threw an sma. So they charge for the app, and thoughs who want it buy it and those who have no use for it don't. Lets say another app that is created allows for braille keyboard input using s d f for one to and three jkl for four five and six. It allows you to type in braille on your computer keyboard. Now some of us are going to want this app. Some of us are just fine typing on the keyboard. Once again gw micro could charge lets say 50 bucks for this app. So those of us who want this ability buy the app, and those of us who have no use for it don't. When should gw micro charge for an app and when should it be free. Well I think that would be dependend on what the app does how long it takes to create the app and how much it costs gw micro to get the software the app is being created for. So lets take the case of dragon. Gw micro would have to buy a copy of dragon naturally speaking. They would have to make sure the whole program is accessible training etc. then they would need to test it. They would also need to make all the window-eyes commands voice inabled. So after all that is said and done they spent money and man power hours witch is also spending money so they need to recover the cost of working on the app. In the case of the braille app used in the example they have to code the app. Test the app. Make sure there are no trainslation errors at some point make it work with other langwiges and that takes time and man power. So once again charging for such an app makes scence.
What apps should be free. Well any app created buy gw micro that provides better access to things window-eyes should already work with. For example lets say gw micro creates an app to provide better access to the problems and action center. Well that is part of the operating system and window-eyes should already work with that anyway so if an app is needed then it should be provided free of charge because it is simply making window-eyes work better with what it is sapozed to support already. So in short if it is going to interest the users as a whole then it should be free as part of the window-eyes upgraid. If it is only of interest to a small group and is going to take time and a lot of effert to create then charging makes scence. Just my thoughts on the subject. Jim Grimsby JR. E-mail and Windows Live Messenger: [email protected] Skype Jim.grimsby Twitter Jgrimsby -----Original Message----- From: Bill Scherer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:14 AM To: Pamela Dominguez Cc: Window-Eyes discussion list Subject: Re: what's wrong with charging? Re: My Dream App for Window-Eyes to be Because until companies make their software accessible, out of the box, it takes lots of work to get some of them working. Plus I don't think a screen reader company has the resources to make all programs work with their product. It's not possible without lots of work. It's not, GW Micro's fault that everything doesn't work. Their job is to provide a screen reader that works well with many types of the more popular or most used programs. The microsoft products, for instance. Anything else is really gravy. We aren't entitled to get everything free. All this is just my opinion of course and not intended to start a war. <grin> Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dominguez" <[email protected]> To: "Bill Scherer" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:20 PM Subject: Re: what's wrong with charging? Re: My Dream App for Window-Eyes to be > You already pay for window eyes, why should you pay more? Pam. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Scherer > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 2:01 PM > To: Sandra Fouts > Cc: Window-Eyes discussion list > Subject: what's wrong with charging? Re: My Dream App for Window-Eyes > to be > > Well we can't expect to always get apps for nothing. for instance $10 > or > $20 > doesn't seem unreal to me for many apps. > If it's total scrypting for a program it takes hours and hours. Like > it or not that money has to come from somewhere. > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra Fouts" <[email protected]> > To: "'chris hallsworth'" <[email protected]>; "'G W Micro'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 12:12 PM > Subject: RE: My Dream App for Window-Eyes to be > > > Then you'll have some unhappy customers that don't normally use > window-eyes and don't need to use WE say forget it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: chris hallsworth [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 12:10 PM > To: 'G W Micro' > Subject: Re: My Dream App for Window-Eyes to be > > As for making Gw Connect chargeable, it could be something like $10 or > $20 and it would just remove the commercials and the boxes at the > start and/or the end of the program. It could be a one time fee. > > > Christopher Hallsworth > > On 27/04/2012 17:28, Marten Post Uiterweer wrote: >> >> It is not really a Window-Eyes app, but it would be nice when >> GWConnect could also be bought. >> For Window-Eyes users it is a really nice gift, but I think that GW >> Micro can ask a small amount of money for it and other users will buy >> itso they don't get the commercials. Or Only a message when it is >> starting orso. >> >> A good app I know is Polyglot. Usefull. The virtual windows app is >> also usefull. >> >> Regards, marten >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >> message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >> message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. 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