So that is all I have to say on that subject but looking forward to keep reading relevant and pertinent emails about jaws and people's findings thank you very much have a good day everyone
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > I’d like to respectfully disagree: JAWS for Windows, when viewed from various > angles, is a collection of data and code, hence it will behave like any piece > of software installed on any operating system. Without proper support from an > operating system such as Windows 7 and 10, JAWS would not have existed. For > many blind folks out there, affording latest and greatest isn’t practical, > hence the statement about reliance on XP and 7. > Nor I think we should act like we have highest authority: I think given the > nature of this thread and the fact that not many people know how to use > Groups.IO account to manage certain things, asking people to mute threads > (spoken in a way that gives possibly wrong impressions) might not be a good > idea. Therefore, I think we should leave it up to James (our chief) to deal > with this. > Cheers, > Joseph > > From: Shan Noyes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 7:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: New to the group > > This is a jaws users list let's please try to stay on topic thank you > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 26, 2016, at 9:24 AM, Brian Vogel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 05:20 am, Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <[email protected]> > wrote: > XP was—having a loyal user base that will stick until the bitter end. > And for people who actually did that, I want them to recall precisely how > bitter that end probably was when they had to make the leap. > > I know a number of people still using WinXP, but I also know that most wisely > avoid doing anything online (e.g., online banking or the like) where the > security compromises involved are huge. It's gotten to the point where most > providers of sensitive web functions like online banking will block you from > using them if your browser does not comply with current security standards, > and nothing that runs on WinXP that I know of these days does. > > I have never, ever, been a bleeding edge adopter of anything. I always give > a shake out period of several months to up to a year or so. But I also have > never, ever been someone who thinks that clinging to the bitter end works out > well, either, for reasons I've already stated in a prior message. > > Brian > >
