Hello group, It seems that my recent post has created some questions and confusion.
With that in mind, I'm sending a copy of an e-mail I sent to Bob Entofer. He had some reasonable questions and I'm hoping that this message will help to clear up anyone else's concerns. From: John Justice [mailto:john.just...@virtualvisiontech.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 1:35 PM To: bob.edenho...@gmail.com Subject: WINDOWS 10 AND SPARTAN Bob, I can answer some of these questions but not all of them, yet. How did you find out that Microsoft is no longer going to use internet explorer for windows 10? That information has been available for quite some time. If you were to Google Windows 10, you would find that information. In addition, Freedom Scientific and Microsoft always work in tandem and make sure that any new software they come out with is compatible. Can you tell me a little bit about Spartan? Will it be accessible with jaws? and can you use adobe flash player with it? Spartan is a search engine built with Google Chrome and Firefox as the initial platform. It has characteristics of both Google Chrome and Firefox. Adobe Flash Player is an independent software package. However, be assured that Adobe is no fool. I'm sure that their software is already compatible or that they will come out with one of their new updates which will render it workable with Windows 10. Will it be accessible with jaws? I have never found a Microsoft major software package that wasn't accessible with Jaws. Some of the elements in Microsoft Office aren't Jaws friendly but for the most part, there hasn't been a Microsoft operating system that Jaws couldn't work with. Could I also use Free YouTube to MP3 converter to download and convert music videos to mp3? Again, you are asking about software which operates independently from the Windows operating system. I don't see any compatibility issues but only time will tell. Will I need to install Spartan if I upgrade to windows 10? Or, does it come installed with windows 10? Windows 10 will use Spartan in the same way as prior versions used Internet Explorer. There will be no need to "upgrade" since Spartan is already a part of the Windows 10 operating system. Why is it, that internet explorer is being replaced? In the past two years, Microsoft has reported thousands of instances in which Internet Explorer was used as a gateway into personal and commercial computer systems. Although Microsoft has attempted to recognize and deal with these situations, it was determined that the most reliable way of handling all of these intrusions was to develop and implement a completely new search engine. That is what will be done with the introduction of Windows 10 and The Spartan search facility. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
