No they aren't not being rembersed by microsoft! This is only a roomer! 
Second, Microsoft's main goal is to make narator so that we as blind people 
won't have to use third party screen readers. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: window-eyes


> First, I'd say there is a big chance they are being reimbursed by 
> Microsoft.
> Their ain't no such thing as a free lunch!
>
> Second, you are correct that WE uses a lot of the control-shift combo
> whereas Jaws uses the insert key.  There are a lot of commands to remember
> with screen-readers, particularly with Jaws nowadays.
>
> Third, Windows has made the System Access using the USB drive slightly 
> more
> problematic after Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 8, as well as the SP3 
> update
> to Xp.  Microsoft doesn't like programs to run from a flash drive so that
> plug 'n play capability has been disabled by default.  You can still run 
> SA
> from a flash drive, as you can the other screen-readers, but you need to
> know that there will be a dialog you have to authorize.  The advantage to
> using System Access in this way is it doesn't rely on loading video 
> chaining
> and mirror drivers as Window-Eyes and Jaws does.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 11:50 AM
> Subject: window-eyes
>
>
>> Hi;
>> I think this is a great offer.  I am a bit perplexed though.  Gw
>> micro still is in business to make a profit.  So how are they
>> profitting from this free software? Any chance they are being
>> reimbursed by the folks selling office?
>> Although the free version is nice, nothing like your own c d.
>> This is a very basic general statement but when I switched from
>> jfw to window-eyes just remembering that gw tends to use control
>> shift as their modifier where as jfw tends to use enter.  I'm
>> using some software at my parttime retirement job that will only
>> read using the number pad with window-eyes.  I'd love to know how
>> it works with other screen readers.  Unfortunately since its on a
>> network you have to get the blessing of a few people before
>> installing and uninstalling things.  If I understand system
>> access correctly you can just have it on a flash drive and plug
>> in the flash drive where ever and away you go.
>> I understand what folks are saying but this brain isn't sure it
>> wants to deal with two or three screen readers.  If you have to
>> change screen readers depending upon what your trying to do then
>> somebody needds to work on their screen reader.
>>    richard
>> sent from my braille note