At 10:13 PM 8/13/06, you wrote:
On Aug 13, 2006, at 9:14 PM, Ken Dibble wrote:
But software vendors get away with this kind of crap all the time-- more
or less in collusion with hardware vendors. IMO, it's a moral
crime, even if it isn't (yet) a statutory one.
People do have a choice, and those who give enough of a damn to
make
an effort to learn about their choices are largely turning away from
such practices. The rest of the people largely follow the mantra of
corporate America: "Don't rock the boat".
I understand what you're saying, Ed. But we computer geeks constantly
underestimate the extent to which the vast majority of computer users don't
understand ANYTHING about this, and believe what marketers tell them.
Also, users who rely on screen-reader software really don't have a choice
yet; screen-reader technology for Linux is far from being ready for prime
time, and Open Office for Windows refuses to play properly with MSAA so
it's not accessible even when on an OS that is accessible.
The informed, careful consumer of any popular, ubiquitous, relatively
low-cost commodity is always a rare bird, and IMO does not have much
meaningful influence on the market.
Ken
www.stic-cil.org
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