Hi ALL:
The other side of this is that almost all of the other software we purchase
also costs money. And, if we want to purchase upgrades (e.g. from Office 2013
to 2016), we have to pay for those too.
Please keep in mind that, in a very real way, JAWS users have a "lifetime key"
for "each" version of JAWS purchased. However, if we want to upgrade to the
next version, there is a charge. So, BFO may not be Microsoft; but, it has
many of the same considerations when putting out, and supporting products.
In a "perfect world", everything would be available, at no cost, to everyone -
according to their needs. Utopia sounds great; but, I know of none currently
in existance. That does not mean that people should not try to move society
in that direction. However, I have learned that if you expect too much, you
get disappointed!
Jim H
"You never know how far you can go, until you exceed your reach." - Anonymous
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Albert Ruel
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 5:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] my conversation with Brian at Freedom scientific
Harry, I'm not sure that you weren't both talking about different things. He
is indicating the reason for charging for upgrades to the software so they can
continue to earn revenue used to pay staff, developers and the supply network,
and you might have been asking for a limitless number of activation keys so
that each time you install JAWS on a different computer you don't have to
contact them for another key. I assume they don't charge for those activation
keys when you request another one anyway? At least that's been my experience.
Harry, even NVDA isn't being developed for free. What users donate augments
the fund raising the developers do in order that they continue to be paid for
the tremendous work they're doing so that we can have a free screen reader.
I'm afraid that nothing is free in the first-world economy we've allowed to
build up around ourselves. Somebody's gotta pay at some point or nothing
moves.
Thx, Albert
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 2:15 PM
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Subject: [VICUG-L] my conversation with Brian at Freedom scientific
Hi all,
Just got off the phone with Brian, from Freedom Scientific, the guy in charge
of technical development.
Here's what we talked about, and here's what he said.
I told him, all the things I mentioned in the email, I sent to
[log in to unmask] and I'm still not sure how I feel about all
he said, but here's what he said.
"Harry, we have to charge people money for buying Jaws, and we have to charge
money for upgrades to different jaws versions. We are not Microsoft, and we
are not apple, who can just keep pumping out update after update of software
for free. The blind are a small market, and if you want people to do research
and development to keep up with the latest software that microsoft, and
everyone else puts out, that means you have to have people, and those people
need to be paid."
I asked him "why can't we have a lifetime key, and he said, "You can have as
many keys as you want. If you want 10, we'll give you 10, just ask. The reason
we give only 3 keys is, upon doing research, the software industry has
determined, folks only use 3 computers at a time.
So that's what we drew our conclusion from. However, there is now, a web site
for activations, and, for resets.
it is
fsactivate.com
So, people can go there, and do it all online, and they don't have to call us
if they don't want to."
Folks, I still don't agree with what he said about keys. There should be a
lifetime key, when you buy jaws, or, any other software.
Anyway, that is the just of our conversation.
Harry
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