[blindlaw] Microsoft built-in screenreader and anti-competition

[David Andrews]

It isn't the same, there were not any other screen readers available 
for the Apple at the time.

Dave

At 09:39 PM 9/2/2010, you wrote:
>Certainly not.
>Apple does it and hasn't gotten into trouble.
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>On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:17 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
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> > Good evening,
> >
> > The lead developer of NVDA recently wrote a brief post pondering 
> if Microsoft could be liable for anti-competitive practices if they 
> were to bundle a built-in screen-reader with its operating system.
> >
> > http://blog.jantrid.net/2010/09/why-cant-microsoft-build-screen-reader.html
> >
> > Curious if anyone has any thoughts on this topic?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Everett Zufelt
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