When I got it was $39 and it was through some kind of promotion Sent from TypeMail
On Jul 30, 2015, 3:40 AM, at 3:40 AM, Chris Grabowski <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >Actually the Vocalizer Expressive package for the English language is >$59.00 USD. Eloquence is $39 and Dectalk is $25. > >Chris > > >Window-Eyes Product Support >Ai Squared >725 Airport North Office Park >Fort Wayne, IN 46825 >(802) 362-3612 >www.aisquared.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Talk >[mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of gary melconian via Talk >Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 7:35 PM >To: 'Chip Orange' <[email protected]>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion >List' <[email protected]>; [email protected] >Subject: RE: SMA or free version > >Your wrong. You can by the e ovices , you canbbuy both eloquence nad >vocalizer. I don't recal lteh cost of eloquence but I do recall its $39 >for the vocalizer package. Support iti think you can pay for . So >overall you can do it how ever you need to. In the work setting you >have support for the IT guys. I don't know but for what I need ot do. >I always have my laptop in the work seting separate for the work >network and I have special credientils to log into my corporate >network. That's how I solve that one. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Talk >[mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Chip Orange via Talk >Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 3:35 PM >To: [email protected]; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' ><[email protected]> >Subject: RE: SMA or free version > >Hi Whoever (there's no name), > >Yes, they obviously get a small payment from Microsoft for offering the >"free" Window-Eyes; however, as I said separately, you do not get any >support, and I believe, you do not get any "high quality" synthesizer. >Both of these are really worth it alone. > >As for SMA: did you realize if you had had an SMA when 9.2 was >released, you would get it for free and not use up your SMA? This is >just one good reason for buying an SMA; the company offers you free >upgrades when others pay, and you don't always use your SMA. When you >do, it costs less than paying for the upgrade, and you know at the time >you buy the SMA how much it is costing and whether you have the money. >Otherwise, in a year or two, there could be a major upgrade which costs >much more than you expected and you may not have the money readily >available. Also, if an employer or institution is purchasing WE for >you, it's often easier to get them to include an SMA rather than to >purchase the upgrade later (a colleague of mine just went through this >at work). > >Chip > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Talk >[mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of via Talk >Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 6:18 PM >To: john s; Window-Eyes Discussion List >Subject: Re: SMA or free version > >I have never understood the thinking behind the Free version of Window >Eyes for those using MS Office. > >I have had the sense that GW Micro was running short of Cash flow the >last few years, and was looking to do something to keep the business >going. I hope I am incorrect about this, but this is my sense about GW >Micro's last three or four years. > > >Unless they get some sort of payment from Microsoft, I can't see where >it benefits GW Micro, now A I Squared, to have a Free edition. Seems >like that would take away from the Bottom Line, rather than add to it. > > >but, Hey, A Company can do what it wishes. What do I know. > > > >I've been a Paying customer since the DOS days with Vocal eyes, and >have bought every Upgrade as it came along. > >I have not understood the SMA thing either, because here again, the >only reason why I can think of to even have such a system, is to obtain >much needed cash flow. Although, all that is happening, is that the >Company >is borrowing from its Customers. This is not Smart. Sure, Sure, it >is marketed in such a way, that it sounds like it is the Customer who >benefits the most. Sure, you get a slight discount for purchasing >ahead, but the Company that borrows from its customers, end up with >less when they release a new edition. > >I don't know what the best answer is when operating a Company such as a >Screen Reader manufacturer. the idea is to sell product, to make a >profit large enough to pay for Research and Development, and to make >the owners and Employees happy enough to keep doing what they are >doing. > >It is a very limited market, as only the seriously blind are likely to >need such a program, and most seriously Blind are also seriously >limited when it comes to buying items that are expensive. > > >I am sure trying to keep up with every new Operating System from >Microsoft is no easy task. And the Web has to be an absolute nightmare >when it comes to attempting to make a screen reader work with what is >likely to be found on web sites put up by all kinds of people, all >around the World. > >I feel sorry for those guys in Development that have the chore of >making a Screen Reader work with most everything found on the ever >changing Web. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >For membership options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/chip.orange%40 >gmail.com. >For subscription options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >List archives can be found at >http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >_______________________________________________ >Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >For membership options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/gmelconian619% >40gmail.com. >For subscription options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >List archives can be found at >http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >_______________________________________________ >Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >For membership options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/cgrabowski%40aisquared.com. >For subscription options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >List archives can be found at >http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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