Tony wrote in part: "but when you can take a free screen reader and accomplish task that you cannot do with the $1,000.00 screen readers that's not an incentive to continue to be a customer."
I do understand your thought process! I have a Windows-based POINT OF SALE (POS) app that requires some heavyweight scripting in order for it to work. The cost of getting scripts written, $125 per hour, may be a bit more now, kills me. I was trying to work with one scripter out of Britain and he wanted almost $40,000 to write scripts for the POS app in question. Really? An Android POS isn't about to DRIVE ME out of the marketplace! Once the buttons are correctly labeled by the app developer, I am pretty good to go. Though I am not moving over to anything Apple because I detest proprietary stuff, I am slowly KILLING WINDOWS and embracing Android more and more because of the plethora of choices which Android has to offer me. For less than $1,000, I am able to get more done with Android than is the case with my Windows screen reader. Now even if I can get this Windows POS app scripted for use with my Windows screen reader, not all aspects of it will be accessible to me. That's not the case with any of the Android apps I've been playing ball with. Once everything is properly labeled, I have unfettered access to the entire app. Windows screen readers didn't "see" what's happening to them coming! Their developers never prepared themselves for any eventualities. I think that the era of riding on the backs of blind computer users is nearly over. Even Microsoft's Narrator will have Braille support, and, when Windows10 Creator with its talking installer is released, most blind folks will be able to install Windows from the scratch with barely any sighted assistance. In the foreseeable future, I expect that blind people will be able to keep more of their pennies in their purses, as opposed to lining them up and ferrying them off to some screen reader developer! 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/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
