My guess is they are not giving it away, MS is paying them to distribute it. A bit of a difference. "Giving it away" means no revenue, no money to pay developers. My guess is now they have more money for developers.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in Actually I would still have it. would it facilitate list discussion if I reposted it here? Karen On Tue, 14 Jan 2014, erik burggraaf wrote: > They did something very silly like that. I've just done a quick search though and I can't find it. It seems they took down their blog. > > Of course it's still in the list archives from some time in 2010 I think, but I can't get a search of the archives to work either. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2014-01-14, at 6:52 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> did not someone at gW Micro go on record publicly once staying that giving a screen reader away is bad for its users? Not an exact quote I realize, but is not this correct? >> Kare >> >> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014, Brian Fischler wrote: >> >>> While this was nice to hear, I to practically fell out of my chair laughing when the press release mentioned "leading the way," I guess trying to catch up to what Apple has been doing for the past several years translates to leading the way, hilarious. >>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 2:44 PM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Wow, Well, this is officially O/T I guess, but I couldn't help laughing at this. I had been a loyal window-eyes user on the windows side, but have switched to NVDA full time now because of better UIA support, better access to flash and other dynamic content, better braille support, and touch screen support which window-eyes has not at all. There hasn't been a revolutionary development in the window-eyes world in 5 years or more since they introduced open scripting in version 7. >>>> >>>> Leading the way is pure propaganda at this point, but I guess doug and Dan have well stocked RRSP's at this point and don't really have to giddyup these days. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2014-01-14, at 2:21 PM, Bill Holton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jan-14-2014 >>>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) is proud >>>>> to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp. have partnered >>>>> to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office at no cost. Window-Eyes >>>>> is a screen reader that enables people who are blind, visually impaired, or print >>>>> disabled to have full access to Windows PCs and makes the computer accessible via >>>>> speech and/or Braille. >>>>> To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro and Microsoft >>>>> have collaborated on this global initiative, available in over 15 languages, to enable >>>>> anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to also use Window-Eyes for free. >>>>> Access to technology is critical to people who are blind or visually impaired in >>>>> order to have the same opportunity to compete in the workplace. As such, this initiative >>>>> between GW Micro and Microsoft has the potential to reduce barriers for millions >>>>> of people who are blind or visually impaired around the world. >>>>> As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more and more important >>>>> as the number of people with age-related macular degeneration and other retinal degenerative >>>>> diseases increases. " >>>>> This significant change in the way we are doing business reflects the changing perception >>>>> of accessibility and also technology in general. >>>>> Rather than wait for the world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are leading the >>>>> way >>>>> ," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. >>>>> Weirich believes this technology can help millions of people gain access to their >>>>> PC, and that providing it free of charge will open a whole new world of assistive >>>>> technology to many people. >>>>> In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the changing >>>>> face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro and Microsoft have >>>>> the goal of providing accessibility to people who are blind and visually impaired >>>>> for the long term. >>>>> Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously. >>>>> "By partnering with GW Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating Microsoft's ongoing >>>>> commitment to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools to help >>>>> each person be productive in both their work and personal lives." >>>>> said Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft. >>>>> Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able to download >>>>> a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at >>>>> www.WindowEyesForOffice.com >>>>> . >>>>> The website provides download instructions as well as additional details about this >>>>> offer. >>>>> GW Micro, Inc. 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