I have no idea the number of Customers Window Eyes has, nor that of JAWS. The folks over at the NVDA Web Site tell how often their program has been downloaded, which I think is around 60 or 70 thousand times, World Wide.
The NVDA number just surprises me at how low it is, especially when you consider how many times each person might download and install NVDA. If counting Work Computers and my home systems, I have installed on at least Four Systems, and I've had to reinstall a few times when a HD crashes, or the System gets seriously in trouble and a Re-format and reinstall of EVERYTHING is needed. To have a World Wide number be this low, it does make me wonder what the real numbers are for Window Eyes and Jaws. Due to low numbers, the price might need to be high. Guess I thought there were more potential customers than what appears to be there. Perhaps most Blind are only the partially Blind, as in Low Vision, and so the money is in products like Zoom Text and others. Isn't this why VFO bought out AI Squared? To get their Zoom Text? And Window Eyes is just an after thought to all but those of us who use it, and would like to remain loyal to it. Although, to remain loyal today means I would really be giving my cash to the Parent Company of JAWS. So what difference does it make whether I use Window Eyes or JAWS? Like it or not, we all have been swallowed by the Shark! Eventually we will be given a choice, Pay up, or move over to NVDA. Can't believe I would ever use JAWS, but I need a Screen Reader to do some things NVDA just can not do yet. Grumpy Dave -- Dave <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ 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
