Ok to be fair, they had to get something decent out of the bag quickly. Android and Apple caught Nokia and Microsoft with their pants down. Nobody in the business expected Google and Apple to topple these boys. Even RIM are running scared and finally being more creative than they have ever been.
Apple's first 2 releases did not contain accessibility either. Maybe Microsoft are playing catch up and who knows maybe their next big release for the mobile platform may be more accessible. Microsoft Office for Mac is in a different class, it is already established and finally now completely on par with Office 2010 for Windows (minus Publisher and Access of course) So it is not as though Microsoft are going to have to rewrite Office for Mac and add many new features to play catch up with its Windows cousin. The majority of Office is now Cocoa, not sure if it is 64 bit though, so hopefully threading accessibility support into Office might not be too difficult. But they need to know enough of us really want it, or why would they add it? They are a business at the end of the day and will add features customers want to sell new versions of the product. By adding compatibility to the Windows version and reinstating Outlook were the biggest feature requests from their customers. Let's make accessibility the biggest feature request for their next update / release. Chris On 4 May 2011, at 16:01, brandt wrote: > Well, Microsoft demonstrated their concern for accessibility when they > released Windows phone 7. > > Warm regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > If you like country, oldies and the ocasional modern track, you can tune in > to my show, "an Eclectic mess" every Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM UTC by going > to www.TheGlobalVoice.info > > Contact me: > > Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 > MSN: brandt...@live.com > Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com > Twitter @brandtsteenkamp > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Shaw" <tvsound...@rogers.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:03 PM > Subject: Re: Campaign to get an accessible Microsoft Office for the Mac > > > Isn't it interesting that blind people are willing to fight for access to > ProTools, Facebook and Flash, but when someone mentions the word Microsoft, > people act like they're the mouse who has to put the bell around the cat's > neck? > > My suggestions are to raise awareness of the myriad issues that plague this > particular situation. Speaking directly to Microsoft may be an outcome of > this awareness, but for one person to go up against Microsoft and demand > accessibility yields the typical response: "We're working on the problem, and > we'll get back to you." > > Let us not speculate as to Microsoft's stance on accessibility until we hear > a direct, emphatic and clear "NO!" from the mother corps. I'm all for > encouraging Apple to develop its suite of productivity software titles to be > fully accessible, however I believe the end user wants and needs choice, > especially in the context of corporations that require MS Office. > > Kevin > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
