My apologies, Chris. I misread his message. Yes, in terms of designing a blindness specific notetaker, Android would be the clear choice.
Grant On 3/2/13, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you're talking about whether APH will come out with an IOS app > or not, while I think Andy is talking about why APH didn't build an IOS > based braille note taker. Since Android is open source, they don't need > to work out any licensing deals with anyone to use Android. This is why > APH has come out with a GPS app for Android, since they just had to port > it from their IOS based braille note taker. I don't know if they're > planning on coming out with a port of this app for IOS, but it wouldn't > surprise me if they were contemplating it or even already working on it. > On 02/03/13 20:16, Grant Hardy wrote: >> Here's hoping APH will reconsider their position on this (if indeed >> this is their position). I cannot imagine any technical restrictions >> imposed by Apple that would interfere with a blindness specific GPS >> offering. While there is surely a number of people with vision loss >> using Android, I would be surprised if it even comes close to the >> number on iOS. The data I have examined points to Android being >> "pretty good" in terms of accessibility in many cases, but not at all >> in the same league as iOS. >> >> On 3/2/13, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Larry from APH has said that Apple does not afford the access to the guts >>> of >>> >>> the OS that they require, and that Apple's business and marketing >>> policies >>> are too restrictive. >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: James Mannion >>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 11:44 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Summary of Seeing Eye app presentation at CSUN >>> >>> Oh that explains it. Sounds like there is little to no chance that the >>> APH option is coming to IOS then. >>> >>> On 3/2/13, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> APH explained, in an interview last year, that they decided on Android >>>> because it gives them the flexibility to develop their Braille Plus on >>>> the >>>> platform; something which they could not get from Apple. They developed >>>> their GPS system for Braille Plus. >>>> >>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 03/03/2013, at 6:26, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm really not sure about that. Yes, a lot of people use iPhones, and >>>>> IOS >>>>> devices but, many, many visually impaired people use Android as well. >>>>> And, maybe it was just cheaper to develope the app on the Android >>>>> platform. >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 2, 2013, at 8:04 AM, John Diakogeorgiou >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What I'm really curious about is why APH would design an app for >>>>>> android when most visually impaired people use IPhones? Also I >>>>>> thought >>>>>> I read in the manual that the software has a choice of three sets of >>>>>> maps. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3/2/13, RobH! <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> An easy thing to code into the app though; and I remember dropDead >>>>>>> apps >>>>>>> were deemed illegal here years ago, but rules change, often for the >>>>>>> worse. >>>>>>> You're not even buying a product to keep any more! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rh. >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Grant Hardy" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 12:49 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Summary of Seeing Eye app presentation at CSUN >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I wonder whether they are thinking of 1-3 years of updates, or 1-3 >>>>>>> years where you will be allowed to use the app? If the latter, I >>>>>>> wonder how they'll possibly enforce this given that it is not the >>>>>>> way >>>>>>> purchases from the App Store normally work. I've never heard of >>>>>>> expiry >>>>>>> dates on App Store applications. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Grant >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 3/1/13, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> 1: The maps are online. The app is using the Mapquest engine. >>>>>>>> 2: No virtual mode when the app is released, but it may be added >>>>>>>> later >>>>>>>> based >>>>>>>> on user feedback. >>>>>>>> 3: The cost is likely to be around 100 dollars. It is not decided >>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> will be for one year or three years. >>>>>>>> 4: When asked for a release date, Mike May said their target was >>>>>>>> last >>>>>>>> August. So he is not giving a release date. The impression I had is >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>> be released when it is ready and it is not clear when that might >>>>>>>> be. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Others who listened in may have more to say. 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