Dear James, While I acknowledge your apology for violating the rules, perhaps you should not violate them in the first place?
It is clearly stated that this list is not for venting spleen again Freedom Scientific and while I'm sure many of the list users may share your views, this is not the forum to do it. Kerryann Ifill List moderatorOn Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:11:20 -0800 "JardataMailServicesBox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gripe for the day: > > You know, I am pretty sick and tired of companies such >as Freedom Scientific, who don't keep up with the times >or don't be ready when changes come to technology. I >recently downloaded Power DVD and some other software >under XP and they all are sending me plug-ins or fixes >for Vista without cost. I hwead a podcast from FS and >they were saying they will be Vista compatible soon, but >it will cost us JAWS users to get the vista ready version >of jaws. I have JAWS Pro and it is more costly than the >normal jaws version. I am not sure how it works, but I >think JAWS and Windoweyes and any other screen reader >programs should be upgraded by the sellers regardless of >the version at no cost to the users or purchasers of the >product--as we didn't change the OS, microsoft did, and >that is who should foot the bill for the change. > > I have heard the complaining by Freedom Scientific and >other accessability vendors that it cost so much to make >or create these products and they must recover their cost >and I don't buy their arguments--as every vender must do >the same and they don't pass the cost on to its users. > Why should accessibility venders be any different. They >decide to go into the market and should be willing to pay >the cost of keeping up. > > Also, with JAWS, I can't stand the thing about SMA (or >that thing about paying in advance for upgrades). My >thinking is that I should pay for the version I >want--that is, if I have version 51, but don't want to >upgrade until version 8, I should be able to do that and >only pay a one-time upgrade fee, say $100 or $200 for the >upgrade and nothing else. No one else I know does such a >thing as they do. I use to own Roxio Easy Media Creator >9 came out recently, I didn't have to pay for theones in >between. The same thing with Power DVD. I have heard >the reasons for the practice, but it does not seem right. > > I know I won't change the practice, but it needs to be >stopped. > >Finally, with the vista version, I heard FS people say >that, in order to get it, current JAWS 7 or lower users >will have to buy version 8 and a two-year service >maintenance agree (or upgrade fee) to get it, but they >won't zap us with an upgrade charge--real big of them. > For example, I have version 71, but in order to get 8, >I'd have to pay almost $600 for everyting. I could just >save my money and buy a full new copy of the program. > > Thanks very much for listening tome and I hope I haven't >violated the list rules by complaining. > > James Robinson > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list%40googlegroups.com/ In order to contact the management team simply fill out the following form found at: http://www.jaws-users.com/contact.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JAWS Users List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jaws-users-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
