I have been a long time user of WE and purchased the program years ago, but I do have Office 2010 Home and Student. Will I be required to pay for future upgrades?
Andy -----Original Message----- From: Butch Bussen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:46 PM To: Chris H Cc: gw-info Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of Microsoft Office Will upgrades still cost the same for those of us who don't have office? Well, I do have office, but it is 2003. <smile> 73 Butch WA0VJR Node 3148 Wallace, ks. On Tue, 14 Jan 2014, Chris H wrote: > Hi > i don't think so, people will still buy retail copies of Window-Eyes just > because they don't want or need Office. > > > Regards Chris > > On 14/01/2014 19:44, Samuel Wilkins wrote: >> I’d like to see Freedom Scientific try and beat that. However, I do >> have a question about this. Won’t that reduce GW Micro’s finances >> significantly? >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 14 January 2014 18:45 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of >> Microsoft Office >> >> >> >> >> >> Jan-14-2014 >> >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> >> Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) >> is proud to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft >> Corp. have partnered to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft >> Office at no cost. Window-Eyes is a screen reader that enables people who >> are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled to have full access to >> Windows PCs and makes the computer accessible via speech and/or Braille. >> >> To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro and >> Microsoft have collaborated on this global initiative, available in over >> 15 languages, to enable anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to >> also use Window-Eyes for free. Access to technology is critical to people >> who are blind or visually impaired in order to have the same opportunity >> to compete in the workplace. As such, this initiative between GW Micro and >> Microsoft has the potential to reduce barriers for millions of people who >> are blind or visually impaired around the world. >> >> As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more and >> more important as the number of people with age-related macular >> degeneration and other retinal degenerative diseases increases. "This >> significant change in the way we are doing business reflects the changing >> perception of accessibility and also technology in general. Rather than >> wait for the world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are leading the way," >> said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. >> Weirich believes this technology can help millions of people gain access >> to their PC, and that providing it free of charge will open a whole new >> world of assistive technology to many people. >> >> In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the >> changing face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro >> and Microsoft have the goal of providing accessibility to people who are >> blind and visually impaired for the long term. >> >> Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously. “By partnering >> with GW Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating Microsoft’s ongoing >> commitment to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools >> to help each person be productive in both their work and personal >> lives.” said Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft. >> >> Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able to >> download a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at >> www.WindowEyesForOffice.com. The website provides download instructions >> as well as additional details about this offer. >> >> GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) has been a trusted pioneer in the >> adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with >> innovative, customer driven solutions. >> >> >> >> Contact: >> >> Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing >> [email protected] >> (260) 489-3671 >> >> >> >> ### >> >> >> 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. You can >> manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. 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