Hi Vaughan, Hang on a minute. You mean, in Window 7 or 8.1, that is, prior to the upgrade, MS knows I'm running "assistive technology"? How in the world?
Love to know the answer to this one, Rod -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vaughan Dodd via Talk Sent: May 12, 2016 6:04 PM To: 'Patricia Krinke' <[email protected]>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Microsoft forcing Edge on the Masses? Yes. The advantage is that in theory at least, Windows is properly configured through updates and personalisation. Theory isn't always correct of course. Vaughan. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia Krinke via Talk Sent: Friday, 13 May 2016 9:24 a.m. To: Stan Gowin; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Microsoft forcing Edge on the Masses? Does Microsoft know which of us uses accessibility, or do we need to tell them? Trish -----Original Message----- From: Stan Gowin via Talk Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:04 AM To: Dave ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Microsoft forcing Edge on the Masses? Thank you for the thoughtful post. Microsoft has ramped up their staffing to improve accessibility of the Office products. They also promise to deliver an accessible version of the Edge browser later this year. I suspect that is one of the reasons they will allow vision-impaired Windows users to upgrade to Windows 10 after the July deadline for most people. Regards, Stan Sent from my Mac Mini > On May 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Dave via Talk > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > In years past, If I remember correctly, Microsoft was in some kind of > trouble because they were packaging Internet Exploder with Windows 95 > and 98. At the time, there was a Company named, Netscape that had > their own Browser and they had filed some sort of complaint against Microsoft. > The result was that Microsoft was said to have an unfair advantage, > and had to start shipping their Windows Operating Systems without I.E. > Thus giving the Users the freedom to choose which Browser they would use. > > Here we are 20 years later, and according to some of you, Evil > Microsoft is planning on forcing people to use only Edge? > > I know some are working themselves up into feeling discriminated > against, and wanting Heads to Roll, but don't let your fears run away without > some real proof. One article and some here are ready to March on the > White house and demand that Microsoft continue supporting your > Favorite Browsers etc. > > I get it. But, the worst has not happened yet, and so lets see what > really comes out of Microsoft before we start ranting about unfair > life is etc. > > Oh, by the way, Life is Unfair. Not everyone gets what they desire, > and not everyone deserves what they get. > > Lets see what Microsoft actually does before we Yell and Scream about > being forced to use Edge. > > Grumpy Dave > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/sgowin%40veriz on.net. > 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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