It is extra-ordinary to be professionally causal, I agree. But I
think you misunderstood my attempt at humor.
Thanks,
Aaron
--
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MJ Williams [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:48 AM
> To: gw Micro Product Discussion Listserv
> Subject: RE: xp support for next version of window-eyes
>
> What an extraordinary thing to say. If sighs and other
non-descript noises are
> the standard response to a technical query then the GW staff are in the
> wrong business. Certainly, I would not take very kindly if I
were treated with
> oohs and uhs. My goodness, I suggest, Mr Aaron, you think very
carefully if
> you haven't spent too long in your job.
> How sentimental, how impudent.
>
> rote:
> >We have no immediate plans to pull Windows XP support from Window-
> Eyes,
> >but we're also not going out of our way to make sure that Window-Eyes
> >will continue to run under Windows XP. In addition, we do little to no
> >testing with Windows XP, we will not be addressing bugs that are
> >specific to Windows XP, and if you contact our support department with
> >questions specific to XP, you'll probably get a lot of "Uhhhh...."
> >
> >That being said, Window-Eyes will continue to function under Windows XP
> >for as long as the development environment we use to create Window-
> Eyes
> >creates binaries that will run under Windows XP. Once that stops being
> >the case, then our support for Windows XP will cease.
> >
> >While we appreciate the financial burden that upgrading an operating
> >system can cost, there are (what most would consider) potentially
> >affordable solutions. Microsoft themselves offers brand new laptops as
> >low as $250 (for example,
> >http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.2887
> 29000/pgm.94341000).
> >If cost is the deciding factor determining your ability to upgrade,
> >consider contacting your local League for the Blind or comparable
> >charity organization to find out what kinds of assistance programs they
> >have or are aware of.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Aaron
> >
> >--
> >Aaron Smith
> >Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist 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
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> >pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW
> >Micro Technical Support Team.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Karyn Campbell [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 8:57 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: RE: xp support for next version of window-eyes
> > >
> > > If you had read my posts on this subject you would have read that
> > > each person knows their own financial situation and should plan with
> > > the information at their disposal.
> > >
> > > Enough said.
> > >
> > > Karyn Campbell, [email protected]
> > > Check out my blog at packerbackerkaryn.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MJ Williams [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 10:59 PM
> > > To: gw Micro Product Discussion Listserv
> > > Subject: RE: xp support for next version of window-eyes
> > >
> > > "Anyone, in my opinion, who is running XP should upgrade at their
> > > first opportunity for the reason I specified above."
> > >
> > > Ms Campbell,
> > > As one of the more enthusiastic advocates of dropping XP in favour
> > > of a more up-to-date operating system, would you be prepared to
> > > personally sponsour a list member unable to afford the cost of
> > > necessary hardware and software upgrades in order that they put your
> > > suggestions into
> > practice? As
> > > you say, running XP is fraught with risks from hackers and crackers.
> > > So, it would be a very public-spirited gesture from you to enable at
> > least one of us
> > > mere mortals to make the move over to Windows Seven or later. I
> > > dare say GW Info is richly endowed with self-styled internet
> > > security experts, software analysts and engineers. I'm sure if they
> > > were to donate a dollar each time they gave us the benefit of their
> > > insight into the
> > subject, soon we
> > > would be able to help a dozen or more ignorant bumkins who are
> > > unwittingly throwing the future of GW, Ai Squared and the civilised
> > > world into question by using out-of-date versions of Windows.
> > >
> > > Sincerely, MJ Williams
> > > At 03:33 22/08/2014, you wrote:
> > > >While I am not a GW Micro/AI Squared Indiana staff member, I
> > > >strongly believe that XP will not be supported in the next release.
> > > >As you rightly point out, Microsoft is no longer supporting it
> > > >which means you don't get security updates thus making your system
> > > >vulnerable to viruses
> > > and hacking.
> > > >
> > > >Anyone, in my opinion, who is running XP should upgrade at their
> > > >first opportunity for the reason I specified above. Keep in mind
> > > >that VISTA will be in the same position come October and I have
> > > >that on very good
> > > authority.
> > > >
> > > >Thankfully I don't have to worry about this issue any longer as my
> > > >work machine was upgraded this past July. I love not having to
> > > >deal with the XP issues any longer; and this also means not having
> > > >to worry about needing to run an older version of WE because the
> > > >next version very likely won't work under XP.
> > > >
> > > >Happy upgrading.
> > > >
> > > >Karyn Campbell, Illinois USA, [email protected] Using WE 8.4 on
> > > >Toshiba laptop running Windows 7 home premium 32-bit with Office
> > > >2007 and IE 10 as well as Acer netbook running Windows 7 home
> > > >premium 64-bit with Office 2007 and IE 10 and Microsoft security
> > > >Essentials on both machines.
> > > >
> > > >
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