For you, the question only stems to what, if any, programming languages do you know? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Chris Smart Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:21 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] FW: [BCAB] Microsoft and GW tie up in Window-Eyes office initiative. Yes, very very interesting. That, plus NVDA, plus the Mac/VoiceOver competition must be making the shark look over its shoulder nervously. If I had the usability with a few specific applications with WE or NVDA that I currently enjoy with Jaws and some very extensive scripting, I would uh, jump the shark. LOL At 10:26 PM 1/14/2014, you wrote:

& I rather suspect upgrades won't be free, either. This might be an absolutely stellar move on GW Micro's part. If the upgrade cost is kept below $200, they might end up getting a whole bunch of folks who downloaded W E to just pay the lower upgrade price & blow off JFW entirely. It'll take a little time, i.e., about a year, but I could see where they might end up getting a very significant infusion of customers for their screenreader & cash into their coffers. I'm actually rather impressed w/their logic. I think I'll get office 2010. I saw a keycard for like $88 at Amazon. I just invested in a new computer & knew I was likely gonna have to get a new/upgraded screenreader & office suite as well. I was already lookin at Office 2010, but I thought the screenreader was gonna be Jaws 15. Guess what? Guess not!

Very brilliant tactical move on GW Micro's part, I do believe.

On 1/14/14, Chris Smart wrote:

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At 06:01 PM 1/14/2014, you wrote:

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How could GW make money from this?

I'm guessing they get a very small fee for each copy, and the fact that is available to all means many more coppies will be sold.

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Hi. Honestly, a small amount of Basic and Pascal about twenty years ago is as much programming as I've done. I suppose I should learn Python though, for NVDA reasons, and start coding my own solutions to things. Is that what you're getting at? (grin) At 11:23 PM 1/14/2014, you wrote:

For you, the question only stems to what, if any, programming languages do you know?

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Chris Smart Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:21 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] FW: [BCAB] Microsoft and GW tie up in Window-Eyes office initiative.

Yes, very very interesting. That, plus NVDA, plus the Mac/VoiceOver competition must be making the shark look over its shoulder nervously.

If I had the usability with a few specific applications with WE or NVDA that I currently enjoy with Jaws and some very extensive scripting, I would uh, jump the shark. LOL

At 10:26 PM 1/14/2014, you wrote:

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& I rather suspect upgrades won't be free, either. This might be an absolutely stellar move on GW Micro's part. If the upgrade cost is kept below $200, they might end up getting a whole bunch of folks who downloaded W E to just pay the lower upgrade price & blow off JFW entirely. It'll take a little time, i.e., about a year, but I could see where they might end up getting a very significant infusion of customers for their screenreader & cash into their coffers. I'm actually rather impressed w/their logic. I think I'll get office 2010. I saw a keycard for like $88 at Amazon. I just invested in a new computer & knew I was likely gonna have to get a new/upgraded screenreader & office suite as well. I was already lookin at Office 2010, but I thought the screenreader was gonna be Jaws 15. Guess what? Guess not!

Very brilliant tactical move on GW Micro's part, I do believe.

On 1/14/14, Chris Smart wrote:

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At 06:01 PM 1/14/2014, you wrote:

...

How could GW make money from this?

I'm guessing they get a very small fee for each copy, and the fact that is available to all means many more coppies will be sold.

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