I am getting this conclusion from common sense and experience with companies that go away for one reason or another.
Ask yourself the obvious question: Who is going to do the work since many of the key personnel have left, and more are likely to leave. A business depends on its people, afterall. And, ask yourself: Why would F V O spend money, time, and resources developing a product that is given away for free? Does that make sense? Peter Duran -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of via Talk Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 8:15 PM To: Pamela Dominguez via Talk Subject: RE: Window-Eyes is Dead! How can you jump to the conclusion that window-eyes is dead, when nothing has been announced yet. I wonder where you are getting this information from? Kenny Peyatt jr. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Pamela Dominguez via Talk Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 8:09 PM To: [email protected]; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Window-Eyes is Dead! There reason, even when they were GW Micro, was they wanted to make sure the updates were sound, instead of just releasing them before they were done. I find they have updates more often, and they are not necessarily as sound, as if they felt they had to start competing with jaws. Pam. -----Original Message----- From: Jim via Talk Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 4:34 PM To: Vaughan Dodd ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Window-Eyes is Dead! Vaughan, I have been using Window-Eyes for years now and I find with each subsequent release the functionality improves considerably. I realize that they do not come out with updates as frequently as a lot of other software manufacturers do, but as far as I can tell Window-Eyes is still very functional. Can you give me a specific example of where it is losing its functionality? Just curious. Catch Ya Later! de <KF8LT><Jim>. On 27-Nov-16 14:51, Vaughan Dodd via Talk wrote: > But: Window-eyes is gradually becoming less functional. Clearly - a > screen reader is useless without interaction with an operating system and > third party software - but if development of window-eyes ceases, the rest > of software world still marches on. And: there are long standing bugs > which now fall into legacy problems. And: VFO and the old GW Micro are > organisationally very different in character. > > AiSquared' CEO is (or was) head of software development within VFO. > Because AI Squared was starting to bring some momentum back to > Window-Eyes, and had produced Fusion, I think he is well placed to give us > some official goss. > > > Vaughan. > > > Please telephone the Regional Disability and Health Team prior to emailing > or faxing any new referrals. > > http://doogle.ssi.govt.nz/resources/publications/reports-research/regional/a uckland/auckland-health-disability-resources.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Sky Mundell via Talk > Sent: Sunday, 27 November 2016 3:49 p.m. > To: [email protected]; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' > Subject: RE: Window-Eyes is Dead! > > Hi Jim. I totally agree with you. Let's just focus on the functionality > of Window-Eyes. You are right that all it does is create fear, and > uncertainty when this topic is discussed. > > > From: Jim [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 6:45 PM > To: Sky Mundell; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Window-Eyes is Dead! > > > Hi there FOLKS! > > I recently enquired about purchasing an SMA for W.E. At this time they > are still selling them. I don't believe they could or would sell > something if the product was no longer going to be supported. All of this > speculation is doing nothing but taking the discussion away from where it > should be, discussing the actual functionality of W.E. So I say lets > continue to use the product for as long as it's being produced as well as > supported and if or when we have to cross a bridge of changing screen > readers then perhaps we can pick up this discussion then..? Catch Ya All > Later! de > > <KF8LT><Jim>. > > > On 26-Nov-16 21:20, Sky Mundell via Talk wrote: > > Hi Peter. Speaking of what you said about Window-Eyes being dead, I have > contacted our local dealer who sells both JAWS and Window-Eyes to discuss > the situation of what was happening and he was shocked, and he told me > that he had the head from optolek Canada, as Canada does have an optolek > branch here, come and visit him, and the head told our dealer that they > could sell both Optolek and Freedom products and that he wouldn't be > surprised if AI Squared ended up in the same channel. > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 5:49 PM > To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' > Subject: Window-Eyes is Dead! > Hi all, > When the founders and main staff of an organization leave, the business > dies a quick death. 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