And, considering how Narrator still has limited access to the computer, I seriously doubt Apple needs to worry that Windows Phone will be very accessible. Then again, considering that Windows Phone has very low adoption in the general market, unless things change very drastically, it will most probably be too little too late anyway for Windows Phone. 

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> On 8 Jun 2014, at 18:41, Pratik Patel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> In this industry, I've learned never to say "never." That being said, Apple
> has had five years of lead-time. It will be incredibly hard to match that
> type of development quickly and as successfully
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> screen reader is coming!
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> But not as good as iOS
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> On Jun 8, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Pratik Patel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> We've been testing the functionality for about a month. Let's just say it's
> not for the faint of heart. I advise caution. Once the technology is
> developed more, it will be excellent. I predict that it will be better than
> Android in some cases.
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> One wonders how universally accessible it will be does this accessibility
> extend to its external devices as well? Such as apps games etc. etc. etc.
> 
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> On Jun 7, 2014, at 6:45 PM, harry brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I just got this in from wjr in Detroit, with the internet advisor show. 2
> guys from Microsoft were in studio.
> They were using a phone running windows phone 8.1.
> I called and asked, "I know Narator is built in to windows 8.1 on a laptop
> or desktop computer. Is Narator available in windows phone 8.1?"
> One of the Microsoft guys responded this way, and I'm going to tell you
> exactly how he responded. "No, Harry, I'm sorry to say, it's not. Wait a
> minute, wait a moment, it's done! My other Microsoft colleague sitting next
> to me here has just told me, that Narator is built in to windows phone 8.1,
> and windows phone 8.1 will be out in July or August."
> Then I asked, "Now with these windows phone 8.1 phones, are they touch
> screen, or, can I connect a keyboard up to it?"
> The Microsoft guys answered, "yes, you can connect a bluetooth keyboard up
> to it."
> Then, he told me how you activate Narator on windows phone 8.1
> "You go into settings, then, click on ease of access, then, you'll see a
> button to turn on Narator."
> Now folks, this is incredible! Now I know, I know, Apple has done this for
> years, however, now, anyone will have access to their windows phones, using
> Narator in windows phone 8.1.
> The Microsoft guy in the studio went on to say, "Your carrier will push the
> new windows phone 8.1 operating system to you when they're ready to,
> probably in July or August.
> More phones are coming out which will be running windows phone 8.1 with
> narator built in.
> Right now, windows 8 phones don't have the current update with Narator built
> in.
> However, you can get it, if you don't want to wait for your carrier to push
> the new windows phone 8.1 update that has narator built in, and here's how
> you do it.
> 1. Go to the Microsoft app store.
> 2. It will ask for your Microsoft account info. So you type that in. If you
> don't have a microsoft account set up, go to
> http://www.outlook.com
> and set an account up for free.
> 3. Once you have your Microsoft account set up, just
> Download an app called
> preview for developers
> Then download and install that app.
> 4. Then, go over to settings, and click on check for updates."
> Anyway folks, that is all I got, but for the first time ever, we have access
> to phones running windows phone 8.1 with Narator built in.
> If any of you try it, let us know how you like it, and if I try it, I'll let
> you all know how I like it.
> Harry
> 
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