David,
I don't feel that they are bringing us back to the 80's unless that is what
the individual wants. They simply are giving us another choice which is
welcomed by many people. It doesn't really matter if it is off the shelf or
specialty software for the blind, there is a market for it. You may not feel
that it is necessary for you to go with expensive dedicated software but
some people need it and want it and are prepared to pay the price to have
the choice. If there are enough of these people, well, they will make it
with their app. If not, it will have to be their decision. Meanwhile, its
our choice to make.
Rather than commenting on something I know nothing about because I wasn't
there to see the demo, I will wait and see what the software has to offer
and if it suits me, I'll do what I have to do to buy it. I clearly remember
when some $20.00 software came out when there were apps that did some of the
job sold for 2 or 3 dollars, the reaction was the same as what we are
getting now. When Seeing Eye came out with their app, it was general
rejection of such an expensive product but, in the end, the ones who liked
it and could afford it purchased it and they are very happy with it.
Why do we think that every single product that is made for the blind has to
be affordable by all blind people. There are people like me on a fixed
income and there are people like Stevy Wonder and many budgets between. Too
many of us have a sense of entitlement associated with their blindness.
Just a personal opinion
Ron & Danvers
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App
One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular, is that it
has successfully allowed us to escape from the old business model of paying
a lot of money for assistive products. No longer do we have to pay a high
price to access our screens because Apple included a free access package.
No longer do we have to pay a high price for OCR apps because sighted
people, who use and require the same apps, only need to pay a few dollars
for it and, therefore, so do we. In my opinion, and this is just my
opinion, the marketing department of KNFB is doing us a tremendous
disservice by trying to bring back the 1980's and 1990's business model of
how assistive technology is distributed.
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On 7/6/2014 6:50 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
All I can say is: there better be a demo version. Offer ten scans, pop up
alerts every minute, limit some functions. Somehow, though, they need to
release a lite version. If I'm going to drop half the cost of a new iPod
Touch on one app, I want to be absolutely sure it will meet my needs first.
If they offer only the $99 app with no way of testing it, well, that's just
a bad idea.
On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Feliciano G <[email protected]> wrote:
Other platform OCR applications cost over $200. This is not priced too high
if it competes with the other OCR applications. I am curious on what it can
really do. I hear it can OCR text from 20ft away.
Regards, Feliciano
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Sent from the Super-iPhone
On Jul 6, 2014, at 3:36 PM, "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone"
<[email protected]> wrote:
In my opinion, the price of this app, if it is indeed $99.00, is insanely
high and it won't be on my phone for that price. However, ultimately the
market, as it always does, will decide. I know some will purchase it at
this price. If enough people don't, then the folks at KNFB will have to
make some decisions about the price. If enough people buy it at $99.00,
then the app will likely remain at that price for some time.
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On 7/6/2014 6:32 PM, Anthony Vece wrote:
These companies just don't get it.
Most people like accessibility off the shelf.
Sent from my iPhone 5s!
On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:32 PM, "Betty Emmons" <[email protected]> wrote:
for that price it better do tha laundry, wash the dishes and clean the
house. while I'm thinking of it maybe drive me where I want to go.
Betty Emmons
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From: Richard Turner <mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App
If it was $30 I might consider it if other demos show equal results in speed
and accuracy, but $99? They must be on some pretty amazing drugs to think
people will pay that much for something that is only faster by a few seconds
than apps like TextGrabber or Prizmo.
Just my opinion.
Richard
"Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor Hugo
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, "Andy Baracco" <[email protected]> wrote:
It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and
will be available by the end of August.
Andy
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