No matter how scrittable Narrator becomes, it will never be as functional or
feature-rich as JAWS or Window Eyes. If any screen reader is in trouble, it
may be JAWS, not Window Eyes. As long as FS continues to charge upwards of
$1000 for JAWS and makes absolutely no concessions to make it more
affordable like GW Micro has with Window Eyes, it is in more danger of going
under than GW Micro.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <[email protected]>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers
Indications are that Window Eyes is also on its way down the chute. This
move to offer it free with Office is a desperation maneuver, and since
Narrator will (hopefully, if the reports are correct) be scriptable in
Windows 9 it doesn't look good for GW Micro.
Jaws will probably hang on a bit longer thanks to existing scripts and
legacy programs, but this is not good news for any add-on screen reader
company.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald
Levy via Jfw
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:17 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Subject: Re: Screen Readers
Well, Serotek is still in business, so I guess System Access is till
around, but who knows for how long? Now that Mike Calvo is gone, and
Window Eyes is being offered free to users of Office 2010 and 2013, not
to mention NVDA, which is also free, it is hard to see how Serotek can
remain a viable competitor in the cscreen reader market.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <[email protected]>
To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: Screen Readers
> Is System Access still free and in production?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario
>> Brusco via Jfw
>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:59 AM
>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
>> Subject: Re: Screen Readers
>>
>> there also is the built in one in Windows called narrator, which I
>> would like to purchase something to replace MS Anna, like Lequendo's
>> Allison.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anna Byrne via Jfw" <[email protected]>
>> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:25 AM
>> Subject: RE: Screen Readers
>>
>>
>> Thunder used to read MS Access when JAWS wouldn't. The voice is
>> awful, but it was a good reader.
>> At 06:51 AM 5/9/2014, you wrote:
>> >A couple of years ago, there was another one from The UK, Thunder
>> >screen Reader. It's the feature attraction in a suite of programs--
a
>> >basic PDF reader, Internet radio guide, and other stuff.
>> >
>> >Ted
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario
>> >Brusco via Jfw
>> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:47 PM
>> >To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
>> >Subject: Re: Screen Readers
>> >
>> >Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) from nvaccess.org is the only one
>> >that I know of that's free, but a donation is encouraged.
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Kevin Hourigan via Jfw" <[email protected]>
>> >To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]>
>> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:33 PM
>> >Subject: Screen Readers
>> >
>> >
>> >Hello Listers,
>> >Could anyone post some of the screen readers downloadable for free
>> please?
>> >So I can compare them to Jaws.
>> >Thanks Kevin Hourigan.
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