Voiceover on the Mac is not the same as Voiceover on the iphone, they are similar but not the same, you should fool with the Mac first before you buy. There is usually a 14 day period where you can return it, so take it home and play.
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:11:32 -0400, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: > > I think her point is that she won't have to pay to maintain a screen reader > license once on a Mac platform. I like Voiceover on my phone, but cannot > bring myself to invest in a Mac, especially while still using Windows at > work. NVDA is certainly a nice option to keep the cost out of the Windows > picture. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of net bat via Talk > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:30 PM > To: via Talk <[email protected]> > Cc: net bat <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Considering VoiceOver > > try the free n v d a. and jaws is a lot easier to upgrade then the i phone. > you will have the same problem if you are going to use the i phone. > it has to be updated about twice per year > you need a i tunes account and computer to upgrade it. > and half the time i have to restore the phone because the upgrade failed. > you will have virtually no access to any files saved on the phone like you > have > with windows. > after about 3 years apple will not give any more upgrades for the phone. > the same with a apple mac. > it gets to the point where you will get a pop up telling you you need to get > a > new computer when you try to upgrade safari. my neace hit this point last > year > on her 5 year old mac. > etc. etc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Savory via Talk > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 10:57 AM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List > Cc: George Savory > Subject: Considering VoiceOver > > Listers, > Been using Win-Eyes since Win-Eyes 3X. As Win-Eyes will not be > updated, I am strongly considering going to VoiceOver on Apple. Using > VoiceOver on my iPhone with Safari works perfectly. 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