Yes; what would be put in place of a screenreader? Pam.
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From: Bryan Peterson via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 5:55 AM
To: Charles Adkins ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: My thoughts on the buyout
I doubt it.
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On Jun 15, 2016, at 3:46 AM, Charles Adkins via Talk
<[email protected]> wrote:
I agree with Karen. This was a financial move only as they all are. As
disappointing as it seems to me, I'm not going to get upset about it
because there isn't a damn thing I can do about it and prolonged stress is
just helping pay for my doctor's vacation. I find myself doing most of my
work on my phone anyway, and before the fanmail starts I am talking about
my situation and am in know way implying anything for anybody else. I will
use Window-eyes until I can't, and then I'll move on. I would like to see
the day when screen readers are no longer needed for anyone, and Zoomtext
and such are standard equiptment and you know what, I really think that
day is coming, hence this move.
I did live the first 50 years of my life and didn't even own a computer,
worked 2 and sometime 3 radio jobs, played with my kids outside, life was
ok!
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On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:26 AM, Nick Sarames via Talk
<[email protected]> wrote:
I have a feeling that possibly in the not-to-distant future, we will find
the screen reader will become an outdated concept
On 6/14/2016 11:59 PM, Karyn Campbell via Talk wrote:
Hello all,
I've read all of the E-mails on the subject of the buyout of AI Squared,
and
that's what I think this is, with interst and some anger. Anger
because, as
many have stated, we likely will lose Window-Eyes, something I'm not a
huge
fan of. I know how to use this screen reader better than JAWS. This is
also what I have at work and God knows we don't have money to buy the
other
one.
I also am angry because I think customer service will suffer. I've
heard
horror stories about that and am real concerned especially for those in
the
DeafBlind community who have communication challenges as it is. Will
customer service be patient in these situations? I have my doubts based
on
what I know. Also, as companies get bigger customer service usually
suffers.
Just look at any company out there who has been swallowed up by another.
Will this drive upprices? Unfortunately I think it will which means
that a
screen reader will be out of reach for many, especially if they need a
Braille display. This will hurt those in the DeafBlind community who do
not
qualify for the National DeafBlind Equipmend Distribution Program
(NDBEDP)
better known as I Can Connect or ICC.What are these people supposed to
do?
I don't have numbers so can't say exactly how many people would be
affected
in this way.
As someone stated previously, many businesses are afraid of open source
software for security reasons. This means that JAWS could be the only
source
for the workplace which is not a good thing.
Will this kil innovation? I think that is likely as bigger requires more
layers in order for a new idea to reach market and layers upon layers is
not
a good thing as that means more time which is the enemy of innovation.
As for antitrust concerns, I can see that being a concern due to
anticompetitive concerns and monopoly. However, I wil just state my
concerns in this area and leave any expansion on it to legal experts
among
us.
I further think, as I believe my husband does, that this was done to get
Zoom text as Mag-ic is not doing well for FS and they want into that
market.
These are my thoughts for now.
Karyn Campbell, Illinois USA, [email protected]
Using WE 9.4 on HP Pavilion running Windows 10 with Office 2013 and
I.E.
11 as default browser and Asuss convertible laptop running Windows 10
with
Office 2013 and I.E. 11 as default browser and Vipre Antivirus on boht
machines.
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