[Nfbf-l] Jaws and Windows10 - Microsoft will be supporting Windows7 for at least ten years

[Ryan Mann]

The NVDA screen reader will also likely support Windows 10 soon after it is released.


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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 8:58 AM, Jim Ellsworth via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Alan and all,
> 
> While I cannot disclose a release date for when JAWS will begin supporting
> Windows 10 I can say this.  If you look back at the history of when JAWS
> would support the newest operating system from Microsoft you will see that
> there has been support either from the very beginning when the new operating
> system is released or very soon after.  So, what I am really saying here is
> that it isn't going to take until 2018 for JAWS to support Windows 10.  I am
> sure you will be very surprised as to how soon JAWS will support the new
> Windows 10 operating system.
> 
> Thank you,
> Jim Ellsworth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey via
> Nfbf-l
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 10:01 AM
> To: NFB Florida List Group
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Jaws and Windows10 - Microsoft will be supporting Windows7
> for at least ten years
> 
> Dear Friends,
> I just got this off another list.
> It is good to know, so folks do not feel compelled to jump to Windows 10.
> What a relief to know!
> The poster writes:
> 
> I asked blind services here in Florida about Windows 10 and they told me 
> there are of course bugs, going to be bugs, things not working right and 
> that  they have talked with Microsoft and they were told that Microsoft will
> 
> be  supporting Windows 7 for at least ten years, so not to worry about 
> upgrading, since the state just bought new computers for thousands of blind 
> in Florida all  Windows 7.  According to the blind service specialist they 
> say Jaws won't  even have scripts for Windows 10 for at least three years. 
> So the earliest  anyone using Jaws could upgrade shouldn't be until  2018.
> this information, was found on MediaReq.
> 
> With Best Regards,
> God Bless,
> Alan
> Plantation, Florida 
> 
> 
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