Wow, that's just amazing. Over the years I've worked with/known a number of blind individuals in other countries who simply did not have access to the financial resources needed to purchase a PC and a screen- reader, and who, consequently, just went without. The Mac could be such a great answer for people in that situation. I mean, granted, buying an InfoVox voice is still cheaper than the PC with screen- reader route, but still, even that cost would have been prohibitive to some of the people I am thinking of. It also deprives them of the out- of-the-box access that we English speakers have been enjoying so very much.
Don't misunderstand, I'm not slamming Apple, I just think that their inclusivity ought to include people outside the English-speaking world. I think I'll join you in your hammering. :) Cheers, Donna On Nov 15, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Donna, > > On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> >> Ah, licensing issues, I should have thought of that. Still, if >> that's >> the case, how is it that they can be included on the iphone? > According to Apple, they are licensed specifically for the iPhone > and iPod Shuffle. I've been hammering Apple about this for at least > four years but they're not budging. > > The only concession to non-English speakers I got from Apple was the > change from contracted to uncontracted Braille during installation. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
