I found the following podcast on this app:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90046615/CBT-055-BlindEducator-SeeingEyeGPSDemo-64kb.mp3
-----Original Message-----
From: Joanne Chua
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 7:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Sendero's i-phone gps app
Hi there,
Firstly, i congrets Sendero for the success of developing/creating
such a gps/map/app for the blind.
F
First at all, i appreciate everyone opinions and views on this matter.
I'm not, Agree nor disagree with any side of the arguement.
The reason why i brought up the email, is to give a different angle of
the discussion, looking it from different parts of the world, in terms
of how one can get access, and one may access the app/map/gps
whichever one fancy to call it.
I think, the original email is not an open fire against Sendero or any
of the sorts. In Gregg's email, it states very clear why he got such
opinion and views on the Sendero app/map/gps, and i can understand
why.
Lets be honest here, how many of us here truely go to the developer
website and read in details about what the app has to offer before
purchasing the app?
Just because it is a purpose build app/map/gps for the blind
therefore, it should have full on 100% praise on the app/map/gps?
I think, it is about time to have more of a constructive discussion as
to why, and why not, instead of because it is from Sendero, or because
its purposely build for the blind, thereofre we need to support it, or
not supporting it.
As someone who traveling a lot, both within Austrlasia and different
parts of the world, i don't see why Sendero can't include other maps
in the thing. One would think it will be much easier to include the
choice of other maps, considering its on subscription base. e.g. North
American and Europe map for $99 per year, or North America maps only
for $69, and some other option like if you want to travel from
Australia to America, and only wish to be there for 32 days, you can
subscribe to the app for $15 for 30 days or such.
Frankly speaking, what i found with the Sendero arguement, it has
turning to become Apple vs Freedom Scientific arguement, as some anti
Apple blind user that could point out, in some other blind list,
"Freedom Scientific keeps blind people employ therefore i don't see
why i should support Apple who don't employ blind people". Now, how
true is that statement? for some blind people they believe that its so
true that they can't see any alternative but uses Jaws and WindowXP,
and using Talks with their very old Nokia Phone.
Just my 0.02 sense
Regards
Joanne
On 05/07/2013, Andrew Head <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you everyone for your positive words on this issue. This was
forwarded
from an Australian email list. There has been quite a bit of negativity
regarding Sendero on that list in the last couple days.
I agree with what everyone has said, and have already written to the
Australian list, giving a more positive angle. I have nothing but praise
the
Sendero for providing a great service in providing accessible GPS.
Sent from my iPhone
On 05/07/2013, at 6:44 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
Mr. Kearney compares Sendero's strategy with a "Bait and Switch" which is
unfortunate since it only means he has apparently not read the app
description or any information about the app on the Sendero website. As
somebody else pointed out, it clearly states on the Sendero website that
a
subscription is required and this information is also contained in the
app
description. In any case, here is the definition of a Bait and Switch
which
typically applies to retail products, it involves false advertising as
well
as 2 products, one as the bait and one, more expensive one, as the
switch:
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales.
first, customers are "baited" by merchants' advertising products or
services
at a low price, but when customers visit the store, they discover that
the
advertised goods are not available, or the customers are pressured by
sales
people to consider similar, but higher priced items ("switching").
The intention of the bait-and-switch is to encourage purchases of
substituted goods, making consumers satisfied with the available stock
offered, as an alternative to a disappointment or inconvenience of
acquiring
no goods (or bait) at all, and reckoning on a seemingly partial recovery
of
sunk costs expended trying to obtain the bait. It suggests that the
seller
will not show the original product or service advertised but instead will
demonstrate a more expensive product or a similar product with a higher
margin
I find it unfortunate that so many people have so much bad stuff to say
about a company and a product which most of them haven't even tried and
which has been keenly anticipated by a lot of blind iPhone users. Let's
hope
that we will soon hear testamonies and reviews from people who are
actually
using the app and who point out its good sides for a change. This almost
reminds me of all the bashing of apple that has been going on especiallhy
in
the tech media, it seems every time somebody comes out with something
good
somebody else feels they don't deserve recognition and success. Feedback
and
criticism can also be made in constructive ways which contribute to
improving the product.
Regards,
Sieghard
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