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Kynn Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Kynn Bartlett <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:59:03 -0700
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On Apr 27, 2004, at 8:30 PM, Everett Gavel wrote:
> Just how significant is this, really?  Regarding what Mr. Edwards says
> below, I mean. What was the price of an apple last week?  Now, what
> will
> the price be with this screenreading technology built-in?

Same as before.

Apple's plan appears to be to offer the spoken user interface "for
free" as part of the operating system.  People who buy new Apple
computers get it free -- people who upgrade their system to the
latest Mac OS X pay $129 or so.

--Kynn

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