I think that what you say here is valid: but let us remember the source
of the interview - a publication owned and operated by Freedom
Scientific. Thus - there must inevitably be a degree of bias, and the
interview and the now archived podcast is a public relations exercise.
Whilst I hope for the long-term survival and development of Window-eyes,
I guess that could just be sentimental nostalgia. How do you take a
product which has struggled fvor market share, and suddenly do a
marketing job which says that it is just as good as its much more
dominant competitor.
It is more likely that an entirely new screen reader, stripped of legacy
components will emerge. Currently - VFO of itself does not have a
product as its signature.
All speculation, and it is a good thing that Ai Squared, like the old GW
Micro, understands that customers do passionate about Window-Eyes.
The independent industry commenhtators need to analyse what is going
on. They need to be critical where such comment is apprpriate, and they
need to be positive and offer opinions on the good and the bad. I never
saw any such analysis with the Ai Squared merger, nor did I see anyone
raise a finger when Freedom Scientific and Optelec became VFO. There
are only so many interviews with the key players that one can listen to,
recognising of course that they will always plug their own companies and
products.
It is inescapable however, that the windows based screen reader industry
is not in a strong state and for survival, something like what we now
have was inevitable.
Vaughan.
On 6/17/2016 5:48 PM, Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via Talk
wrote:
Vaughan, how long Window-Eyes will stay alive remains to be seen! For me,
the interview lacked substance; there was quite a bit of praise going in the
Shark's direction. I'll try not to lick my wounds early, but I do have my
doubts and time, place and events will either convince and confuse me
otherwise, or I'll need to refortify my pessimist shell and bang my face
against the wall.
How I wish that GW Micro had been sold to its staff!! Surely, they could
have elected a Board of Directors and put together a winning team. But,
alas, their opinions didn't count! Anyway, I'll retrieve back to my fence
post and keep looking into the stars I can't see!
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus
_______________________________________________
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/vdodd001%40vodafone.co.nz.
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
