Oh this is terrible! Voice dream reader and soundscape are probably my two favorite apps Soundscape is going away and now voice dream reader is going to be a subscription! I have used it for years well I have to start paying for it? Also, how much will it be?
JODY To Boldly Go 🖖🏻 thunderwalker...@gmail.com "What's within you is stronger than what's in your way." NO BARRIERS Erik Weihenmayer > On Apr 25, 2023, at 2:14 PM, Richard Turner <richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >  > Hi Leo, et al. > I just heard about this and here is the answer I sent to the BlindApples list. > > > I have a pretty good relationship with Winston Chen, the developer of the > Voice Dream apps, so I wrote him directly and inquired. > > He has given me permission to share the below information. > Note that no one yet knows the timing of the iOS/iPadOS subscription model. > Also, he is quite confident that the group he mentions below who acquired > Voice Dream Reader will take good care of the app or he wouldn't have sold it > to them. > On yet another note before I share what Winston said, I agree with him that > the one-time charge model of app development is not sustainable if you need > an app to grow and change with current technology. If only one programmer > knows the code, and something happens to that developer, the app will die. > This way, you end up with a team maintaining the app. > > Here is what Winston said: > " Voice Dream Reader (both iOS and macOS versions), and the brand “Voice > Dream”, were acquired by Applause Group. > > The pricing decision was made by Applause - I was not aware of the amount and > timing. But I totally support transitioning Voice Dream Reader to a > subscription model. The one-time-price model is not sustainable. I planned to > do it myself before the acquisition. > > On a separate note, Scanner and Writer were not acquired, and they will > remain my apps. they will be renamed to VDScan and VDWrite, and under a new > company named Opus Noma. > > There should’ve been communication about the acquisition but due to a legal > issue, I have not been able to announce it. > > More from me about this soon..." > > An official statement will be coming soon. What soon means, I have no idea. > Be patient. > And, at this time, VDScan and VDWrite will remain one-time purchases. > > HTH, > > Richard, USA. > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/011401d977a1%24b8459c30%2428d0d490%24%40comcast.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/DBB19EAB-B127-47A9-834C-374142557206%40gmail.com.
