Hi: I do applaud Joshua’s efforts to put the concept across to VFO, but, it does indeed make a difference when developers are paid for their work.
With all the changes in the screen-reader marketplace, I wouldn’t hold my breath for anything that smacks of low-cost or free products from VFO. This business is now more competitive, just because NVDA is out there, narrator is maturing, and I seem to have heard of another free screen-reader, though I can’t remember it right now. We, on the outside can only speculate about what it’s like working in this branch of the AT industry right now. In my customer service work, a scriptable screen-reader was quite helpful and saved me from making some quality errors in my communications. However, in my home life, there is virtually nothing I cannot do just as efficiently with NVDA or my trusty copy of Window-Eyes. With the current focus on cutting government spending, who knows if even those purchases from Rehab will be as forthcoming, due to the free alternatives. All I can say for sure is that, things are a-changin’. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Steve Nutt via Talk Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 9:55 AM To: 'Joshua Kennedy'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: how to make jaws low-cost Hi, And how are VFO supposed to make money out of this free JAWS? You can't pay developers with peanuts. _______________________________________________ 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
