The thing that may upset a lot of people is fs's overbearing and attempts to squish inovation that doesn't come to them first.
I really don't care if they make money but at the same time they shouldn't be peeing in everyone elses cornflakes either. On 25-Aug-09, at 1:54 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > Trust me, whether we like it or not, FS is still making money. > There are still lots of Windows users out there, some of whom are > using Windows in a work environment, it is not like they can > suddenly decide to use a Mac, it's not up to them. Just a little > reality check. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marie Howarth > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: say it's not so apple > > FS are desperate, and they're only going to get more desperate. > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Huh, good luck cause FS hasn't a leg to stand on in the GW Micro >> case and they couldn't say a word about Apple's implementation. FS >> must be pretty desperate. >> On Aug 25, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: >> >>> I wonder if Apple's "Auto Web Spots" is different enough from the >>> FS Placemarkers feature as FS is currently suing GW Micro over a >>> patent infringement on this concept. There are a lot of problems >>> with the FS patent but judges aren't always of the nuances that >>> make one idea different from another. >>> >>> cdh >>> On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: >>> >>>> The following is copied directly from the Apple site. >>>> >>>> Find information fast with auto web spots. >>>> >>>> Many web pages are filled with complex design elements or lack >>>> useful HTML tags, making them difficult to convey through a >>>> screen reader. So Apple invented new technologies to comprehend >>>> and interpret the visual design of web pages, then use the >>>> information to assign virtual tags called “auto web spots” to >>>> mark important locations on the page. If you’re on a newspaper >>>> website, for example, there might be an auto web spot for each >>>> lead story, another for a box containing weather or sports >>>> scores, and so on. You can jump from web spot to web spot with a >>>> keystroke or the flick of a finger. And if there’s a particular >>>> feature on a site you visit often, you can assign a “sweet spot” >>>> on that page so that VoiceOver will go there first when the page >>>> opens. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Marie Howarth <marie.jane2...@gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>> one feature I just read they have in snow leopard is voice over >>>> will >>>> now read the whole website to you. I cannot say I'm happy about >>>> this, >>>> the one thing about VO I love is it does what I want it too not >>>> what >>>> it thinks I want it too. ugh. apple why listen to them? >>>> sorry, but what do others think? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
