[gui-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: NV Access Announces Releaseof NVDA2014.1

Baracco, Andrew W Andrew.Baracco at va.gov
Fri Mar 14 17:33:09 UTC 2014


They're not giving anything away. The government of Columbia is paying.

Andy


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How benevolent of FS!  They make JAWS available to blind citizens of an
underdeveloped country for free but at the same time expect their blind
American customers to fork over upwards of $1000 to  buy it, plus
another
$120 a year to keep it up to date.  So we struggling blind consumers are
basically subsidizing FS's largesse.  It could even be argued that some
blind citizens of this country are no better off than those in the third
world.  It's about time FS gave us a break, too, like its archrival
recently did, instead of engaging in desperate publicity stunts to
bolster its sagging reputation.

Gerald


----- Original Message -----
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: NV Access Announces Release of
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>I recently read that FS struck a deal with Columbia, under which the  
>government of Columbia will purchase JAWS and/or MAGic for their  
>nation's blind and visually impaired citizens.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike 
> Arrigo
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 6:24 PM
> To: Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: NV Access Announces Release of
> NVDA2014.1
>
> I'd be surprised if they last another 10 years, there's simply no 
> reason to pay more for a screen reader than for a computer itself,
that's nuts.
> On Mar 13, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Baracco, Andrew W <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday a friend said that she thinks that FS will go belly up 
>> within
>> 10 years because of their outdated business model. The 3rd party 
>> providers that buy most of the copies of JAWS will grab onto these 
>> cheaper alternatives.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike

>> Arrigo
>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:20 PM
>> To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [gui-talk] NV Access Announces Release of 
>> NVDA
>> 2014.1
>>
>> This screen reader keeps getting better and better. Really, there is 
>> little if any reason to pay for an expensive screen reader anymore, 
>> between this and the free version of window eyes that is available if

>> you have office 2010 or newer.
>> Original message:
>>
>>
>>>> ________________________________________
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>>>> Subject: NV Access Announces Release of NVDA 2014.1
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