I think the point is that they are not free. You're paying for a Mac and 
the price of that Mac includes the price of those voices.

On 10/30/2013 07:27 PM, Cornell J. Ligon wrote:
> I don't think that's being cute, because it's accurate. I own a Mac, 
> but many things i didn't have time to learn, so still rely on Windows, 
> which I also had installed on my mac.
>
> If Apple continues to offer free alternatives for blind folk... that's 
> a wonderful thing.
>
> just my nickle and dime on the subject...
>
> Cornell
>
> "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. 
> Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other 
> people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out 
> your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow 
> your heart and intuition."
> -Steve Jobs
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bill Pasco" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:47 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Dragon?
>
>> Just because they were free to you doesn't mean they are free. Every
>> Nuance voice is licensed to either an end user or a manufacturer. Or, 
>> are
>> you just trying to be cute about how great Apple is?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hilbert Poehlman
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 4:45 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Dragon?
>>
>> I'm confused.  I've a ton of voices on my mac that are available through
>> the os for free.
>>
>> On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Bill Pasco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> This is true. Nuance now controls the entire synthetic speech market, 
>> and
>> they give away absolutely nothing. You must pay to try.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julie Adkins
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:51 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Dragon?
>>
>> Nuance will not give demos of their products from what they have told 
>> me.
>> With another product of theirs, they told me they do give 30 days for 
>> you
>> to return it.
>>
>> Julie Adkins
>>
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Everett Gavel
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:38 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [VICUG-L] Dragon?
>>
>> Hello Again,
>>
>> Is there an easy way to get a demo of the Dragon program? It's been a
>> while, but last time I looked, it was not very clear as to who to 
>> contact,
>> and it was all rather expensive, even for the 'demo' offer I found. 
>> Anyone
>> got a better way? ;-)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Everett
>>
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