Yup, and that's exactly how Microsoft gets you in the end! Don't you just love it?
Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill White via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:49 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Bill White Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? What you gain is that, in 2020, when you finally decide to upgrade, Windows10 won't be free anymore. Bill White [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Martin via Jfw" <[email protected]> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> Cc: "Brad Martin" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 7:03 PM Subject: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? > Hi, > > I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, and > I just have a question (with a lot of background first): > > So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm > doing that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program; > you should use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that > now in Windows 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents. > (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to > indicate that Cortana is iffy at best. > > So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like to > know if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating > system that I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can > see is that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where > Windows > 7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that should > cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying, "If it > ain't broke, don't fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like to > know if JAWS users in particular are finding anything beneficial in > the upgrade, or if it's just something fun to do to your functioning > computer to see if it will still function. > > P.S. Anybody on this list from Louisiana and thinking Cortana, as in mall? > -- > Brad Martin > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> My Facebook page > where I post online shopping coupons and deals: > facebook.com/ucoupons <http://www.facebook.com/ucoupons> > My SmarterBucks signup link <http://bit.ly/1w5FCPu> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/ > 20150808/8183d0e8/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 12065 (20150808) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 12065 (20150808) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
