Well let me put it into perspective from my point of view. When it comes right down to it, cost, cost, and cost. All the adaptive solutions you mention cost lots of money. I'm by no means unable to afford the adaptive solutions, but I also realize that the adaptive market is small and the cost will be considerably more do to the limited market. However, why should I pay oh, maybe $150 for the phone, $300 or so for the screen reader, and then another $895 for the GPS solution. So, now I have invested $1,345 into a phone that will get me around and generally offer me fairly accessible benefits to some apps. Where now with the iPhone I can spend $199 or $299 and get great access to pretty much anything I need, tight integration with my Mac without needing a third-party app that I would likely have to pay for, and a future of other capabilities that will not cost me nearly as much. So, really in my opinion I'd rather spend the money on other things and really to be honest, it always will come down to what works for you and fits within your budget. If you are happy with the setup you have, then that is great and I am pleased for you. However, the other thing here is choice and that is probably a close second in my book. Having choice is great and yes, it is also great that I can just go to the Apple store and buy the phone if I choose to do so and be up and running right away. I don't have to unregister and reregister a phone etc. Now of course don't take my message as picking on you or any of the developers of the software, I'm merely answering your question with my opinion. Again , hey what works for you is all that matters in the end and you are happy with your choice because you are the one using it, not me. :) On Jul 13, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Damon Fibraio wrote:
> OK, consider me a newbie. I have a Samsung blackjack 2 windows > mobile smart phone with mobile speak and was planning on purchasing > mobile geo. I keep hearing everybody going absolutely crazy over > access to the I-phone. Can somebody tell me why this is so great? I > don’t really understand the hype. I do understand we get access > right out of the box with voice over. I do understand that once you > get used to the touch screen and the VO gestures and whatnot that > this is really great access, according to what everybody is saying. > But, why is the I-phone so great? Does it do GPS comparable to > mobile Geo or wayfinder? What does this phone do that is making > everybody turn inside out? I’d love to understand this, so any help > you can provide would be great. I have AT&T and probably could > switch if I wanted to, but I just don’t understand why this phone is > the second coming. > > -- > Damon Fibraio > screen names -- aol: dfibraio...msn [email protected]. skype: > dfibraio > Find me on facebook as Damon fibraio or twitter as dfibraio > personal music site: http://www.keyboardguy.com. > Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, > http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who > first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some > of those or most had keyboards. However, then we can take this same > logic to any new interface. For example, those who remember the days > of switching from DOS to Windows or who used the Linux command line > and then moved to Gnome etc. Ah how the debate rages, but alas this > to shall pass. I myself can't wait to get an iPhone and I can > already see all the advantages it will offer over the windows mobile > device I am using currently and don't much care for. > On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > > > > What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so > inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first > time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for > human interface interaction. After three weeks, I have no problems > just touching the battery status, or really much of anything else. > Things are not hard to find. They do not move around, and the flick > method of navigation is great when you are having trouble with a > brand-new and unfamiliar screen. > > Sitting with an iPhone for an hour and then declaring it slow, > inefficient, and difficult to navigate is just silly. :) The ever > growing number of VI iPhone users will tell you the same. Sure, it > takes time to be comfortable. Once you are, it's fantastic. :) > > Josh de Lioncourt > …my other mail provider is an owl… > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt > Music: http://stage19music.com > Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com > Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com > GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4239 (20090713) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4240 (20090713) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4240 (20090713) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" 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/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
