Hi Peter
I'm with ya! I think the point some folks are trying to make, and I can
see where they would make this one, is that regular joe sighted user
doesn't have to pay 50 bucks a year to access facebook, and the thought
is that we shouldn't either. However, the reality of it is that
Facebook, in its purest form has accessibility issues that, for whatever
reason aren't going to be fixed so GW came up with a solution that works
better. I would definitely like for it to be free for Window-eyes users
just like GW Connect is, but that's not the case. The anual fee doesn't
seem all that steap if you use it every day. Also don't forget during a
limited time you can get the first year for only $25. That's half off
and that's not bad especially, like i said above if you make use of it
every day. Those who make big use of Facebook will buy this, and those
who won't will hopefully skip it and move on. I don't know where some
folks are being made to feel less if they don't use social networks.
Nobody's holding a gun to these folks heads and forcing them to buy it.
It's a choice.
On 7/3/2013 12:07 PM, Peter Duran wrote:
Hello GW Staff and Listers,
I don’t get it! What is all the whining about? This is a great benefit
to those who are sociable and wish to participate on FaceBook. A
modest yearly registration fee of $50.00 does not seems too
unreasonable – it costs that much for my wife and I to go to the local
movies twice.
Of course, there are folks who will find $50 hard to come by, but
perhaps a monthly or quarterly payment plan might be considered by GW
Micro. The point is: access to the dominant social network is
certainly a development to cheer about. (Over a billion people around
the world would probably second that sentiment.)
Myself, I find (so far) FaceBook, Twitter, etc. to be a big waiste of
time; but a billion people apparently disagree with me.
Please remember that FaceBook is constantly in flux, and payments are
no doubt necessary to keep SocialEyes up-to-date and fully functional.
Keep up the great innovation, GW!
Peter Duran
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