Absolutely not. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 14, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Evan Reese via Talk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > One thing I can say for GW Micro was that when I needed a new screen reader > back in 2007, GW Micro let me pay for Window Eyes on installments. I could > never have afforded it otherwise. As far as I know, Freedom Scientific does > not, and never has given people that option. > Evan > > -----Original Message----- From: Singing Sparrow via Talk > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:55 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: My Take On things. > > First of all I am not sure where the idea of SMA for Window Eyes is > cheaper than the SMA for JAWS. I had a choice of either paying fifty > dollars for the newest Window Eyes of buying an SMA for two hundred > dollars and getting the last update free. Window Eyes SMA is good for > two versions. JAWS SMA for two versions is one hundred eighty dollars if > you use citrix metaframe or one hundred twenty dollars for Home Version > of JAWS which is good for two upgrades. Freedom Scientific has never > said you pay for an upgrade between major versions or buy an SMA. An > SMA for window eyes is two hundred dollars for two upgrades. > > Second of all Window Eyes has gotten rid of what I thought two of the > best features were. The first is the creation of set files and the > second is to be able to use the Window Eyes mouse more proficiently. > > Third JAWS runs more smoothly than does Window Eyes at this point. It > can also start up in Windows 7 without messing up the video display and > making the screen unseeable. > > Fourth while there are still issues with Window Eyes crashing Explorer > and other programs JAWS does not seem to have that issue. > > Fifth I have been a Window Eyes user for better than ten years. I > switched to it from JAWS and at that time was very pleased but since > version 9 there seems to be more problems that do not get fixed. To > avoid dealing with the crashes I did renew my JAWS to current. > > Sixth As to tech support most of the time lately you get the same from > either company. "It is your computer" Ok so sometimes that could be true > but it is also an easy out. > > Seventh It is fine to support a company but one also needs to be honest > about things. Right now my number one recommendation would be NVDA. No > screen reader will ever be perfect but when one pays for an SMA one > should be able to expect improvements that can be noticed. > > I can understand why the deal was made. It is indeed about profit for > your products but maybe Window Eyes should never have had a free > version. Maybe we should have seen at that time there would be other > major changes that we might not like. > > Hopefully both programs will be available so that a person can choose > which problems they wish to deal with. So yes JAWS does have some issues > but all screen readers always will > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/mentat1%40dslextreme.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/dgbowles%40msn.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/archive%40mail-archive.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
