GW Micro is in trouble. They're losing market share and the only thing keeping them afloat is the government or state agency that is contracted to push their products and discourage discussion of anything else. The genie is out of the bottle and there is no way the blind consumer is going to go back to the old model of 4 digit software prices, expensive SMAs and shoddy performance.
If GW Micro wants to innovate, build good software. Charge a monthly or yearly subscription fee. that would Include EVERYTHING!!! Tech support, training, upgrades, bug fixes, scripts, the works. Don't charge for secondary installs. The future is in subscription, not in broken upgrades and $1000 screen readers. Apple upset the status quo with Voiceover. They've changed the attitudes of blind consumers to the point where we recognize the universality of Apple's access solutions, their innovative and clever product design and their ease of use. What Apple has that GW Micro and FS are jealous of is customer loyalty. Once I got my Macbook Pro, I was glad to be back on the Mac platform, but I was even happier with the product as a whole. I bought n iPhone, an Airport Express, an iMac. No one I know of sings praises about JAWS or Window-eyes voluntarily. Yes, it gets the job done, but what about the customer's experience? People will always rally behind the underdog and Apple's Voiceover is the underdog. GW Micro will continue to lose market share and will continue to spew vacuous statements like the one being discussed. Keep using Voiceover, tell others about your experience. Help those who need it and keep these discussions going. Voiceover will make great strides in the next five years and others will switch. You can be a part of that change by breaking new ground with the software. Thanks for listening. Kevin -- 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.
