My thanks to Chris and Aaron for the answers which really clear things up.
I think I will write a letter to Bill Gates. Don't laugh. I have found that if you certify a letter and ask for a return sig, the letter often reaches the head of the company, or someone very close. --Bob "Hear me now?" Ringwald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Smith" <[email protected]> Cc: "GWMicro List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:24 AM Subject: Re: For GW Staff > On 11/9/2010 5:05 PM, Robert Ringwald wrote: >> Why in the world didn't MS design the Windows 7 phone to work with Window >> Eyes? That would have been beautiful. > Chris stated this well in his response. I would bet that the Windows > Mobile team has/had little contact with the Windows PC team. You would > be flabbergasted at the lack of interaction between individual software > teams, let alone hardware vs. software. >> Was GW Micro aware of the Windows 7 phone being in development? > We read the news and blogs like everyone else, so on some level I'm sure > we knew. >> Did you try to have any input? > At this particular point in time, we don't have the resources available > for development on alternative hardware platforms. So, in a word, no. >> Were you shut out? > Not as such; we were never involved to begin with. Microsoft did, > however, drop the ball by not including even the most basic of AT, like > a mobile Narrator or some such thing. > > Aaron > > -- > Aaron Smith > Product Support Specialist * Web Development > GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 > 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > > To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past > correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information > pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW > Micro Technical Support Team. > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
