Besides, from what I read at one web article, it seems Microsoft still
supports XP for business - if they just pay enough. Cannot confirm
anything further, but it was claimed that there apparently exists some
kind of rather expensive contract, under which Microsoft would still
release patches and updates for XP. The article even gave some further
details on the matter, but I do not have the link for it. Recently,
though, Microsoft released an update to their Internet Explorer, which
even was released for the version 8, and that is definitely under XP as
well. To me, it somehow seems that MS stopped supporting XP for the
mainstream public, but so many users still lingers with that OS, that
ending support for it in the screen reader would seem a pity. Yet,
sooner or later the amount of users of XP will fade, and sometime in the
future the screen reader manufacturers may drop their support for it.
Just keep in mind, ended support does not always mean ended
functionality. Even if a manufacturer does not support the OS any
longer, his software may well work under that OS for a long time yet. To
what extent GW decides to block anyone from the usage of the next
version of Window-Eyes under XP, hence remains the actual question - far
as I can discern.
David
On 8/21/2014 8:13 PM, Kitty Litter wrote:
For those who are curious, The reason I asked about XP support in the
next version is simply because I want to know. I couldn't care less if
it upsets some people. Is it too much to ask that a knowledgeable
employee comment on this? How about a simple yes or no? If you reply
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