I would be more than willing to give them a chance, if they were not in bed with the double of the system technology.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Chris Skarstad via Talk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't believe how crazy some of you are getting over this....this deal just > went down, and all of a sudden Window-eyes is already just assumed to be > gone. It's not. No announcements on the future of any products has been > made. Please do not jump to conclusions, call your congressmen or scream > until you can't scream no more. The deal is done folks. Obviously AI > squared had to do this to survive. what would you rather have, a message > saying well folks, we're brokesville, thanks for your support but due to us > not making enough cash we have to go bye byes. Then you guys would complain > too. Either way these guys can't win. Give them a chance! > > > > >> On 6/14/2016 4:14 PM, Chris Grabowski via Talk wrote: >> One can still create set files, that functionality wasn't removed, just >> could be enhanced with scripts/apps. >> >> >> Ai Squared 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 via Talk >> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 3:57 PM >> To: Rod Hutton <[email protected]>; Window-Eyes Discussion List >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: My Take On things. >> >> I think due to uia, and osm issues, set files are less useful than they used >> to be, not anyones fault, just the way things are being displayed with no >> osm makes a lot of what is in a set file much less valuable than it used to >> be. >> >> Rod Hutton via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm not certain precisely what you mean when you say that the creation >>> of set files was taken away. >>> Set files are still used and can be created in Window-Eyes to the >>> present day. >>> >>> Hth, >>> >>> Rod >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Talk >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Singing Sparrow via Talk >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:55 PM >>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> >>> 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/rod_hutt >>> on%40h >>> otmail.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/covici%40ccs.covici.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 >> -- >> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. 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