I wouldn’t mind paying a subscription fee for an app I use very often. VDR is an app I use once or twice a year, for this reason it is not worth it to subscribe. However, the subscription fee business model for smart phones apps will eventually collapse. With the numbers of apps we need and frequently use on our smart devices is rapidly increasing, there will be a point when the total sum of monthly subscriptions expenses may exceed the financial affordability of an average income individual. In such a situation the majority of users with limited income will be cut off from the smart apps market. Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 26, 2024, at 2:56 PM, Kerry Macdonald <[email protected]> wrote: That’s true, however, Winston was very much engaged with the blind community and talked to us about what worked for us and what did not. These people are not engaged with us at all. Subscription models are becoming way over the top, and these businesses are engaging in them due to greed nothing more. You can keep an app going without charging outrageous, yearly subscription fees Winston did it for 10 years, and yes, he may have had to charge subscription fees, but as I said, he was much more willing to work with us, and look at our needs as a community. Kerry Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2024, at 1:25 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: Again, and this should be my last post on this topic, Winston was going to start charging because the one-time purchase model is simply not sustainable. So, you would be making the same charges against Winston had he not had the good sense to sell when he did. Richard, USA "It's no great honor to be blind, but it's more than a nuisance and less than a disaster. Either you're going to fight like hell when your sight fails or you're going to stand on the sidelines for the rest of your life." -- Dr. Margaret Rockwell Phanstiehl Founder of Audio Description (1932-2009) My web site: https://www.turner42.com From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dennis Long Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 9:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Making everyone pay for voice dream More over this company doesn’t keep their word. They said when they took over. That grandfathered users wouldn’t have to pay. Again as others have said I would consider it. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Corey Cook Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:23 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Making everyone pay for voice dream I have a friend that is a grandfathered user and she got an email this morning informing her as of May 1 she would have to pay. On Mar 26, 2024, at 12:17 PM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: It’s not clear to me where we older users are grandfathered into not paying or not. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Feliciano Godoy Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:11 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Making everyone pay for voice dream Hi all, It's unfortunate that this is a new subscription model for New users but I understand developers need to get paid for their work for such app. Considering Voice Dream inclusiveness with Accessibility, it's worth supporting in my opinion if you use the app daily. They get continuous updates and the app is very robust. There are other apps that do similar things like speech central and speechify. I did a bit of research and this is what I found... 11 months ago Hi all, Voice Dream Team here. Existing users should not be affected and will continue to have access to the app. We are migrating to a subscription model only for new users. If you have any issues please feel free to contact our support team. 1. Voice Dream Reader for iOS is now $59.99/year<https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/voice-dream-reader-ios-now-5999year> applevis.com<https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/voice-dream-reader-ios-now-5999year> <image001.png><https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/voice-dream-reader-ios-now-5999year> From Voice Dream, Feliciano For tech tips and updates: LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v<http://www.facebook.com/theblindman12v> Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v<http://www.twitter.com/theblindman12v> Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v<http://www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v> those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs On Mar 26, 2024, at 8:56 AM, Ron Canazzi <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Group, I would be willing to pay up to twenty dollars yearly, but this is ridiculous. I could afford it, but it is still way too high for an app on an Apple device. As mentioned before, the average price of most apps usable with IOS devices is between five and ten dollars US. Allowing for the smaller market, I could easily pay double yearly, but not sextuplet! On 3/26/2024 3:49 AM, Dennis Long wrote: They aren't considering that a large number of blind people can't afford $60 a year. They aren't also considering that a large number of blind people aren't able to find jobs in the USA. More over if it were more reasonably priced maybe and it’s a big maybe. It would be a big maybe because the only reason they would lower the price is they terribly misjudged the market. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of regina alvarado Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 4:17 PM To: Viphone <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Making everyone pay for voice dream Just received a message voice dream is going to cost 59 dollars a year now. 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