Very interesting. If it does work in the manner people are outlining. Then Microsoft have killed their own inbuilt screen reader, FS have a real major challenge in front of them and NVDA could stay around with the loyal support. This means those people who are using NVDA must really be very supportive of this group to keep it in the market.
The partnership between Ms and GW must have some finicial gain for GW otherwise they will go under. I think the model is excellent and is aggressive. How will the others compete. I do have a licence of Window-eyes and haven't spent the time to learn it in depth. It looks like it is time now. On 16/01/2014, at 10:42 AM, "Brent Harding" <br...@hostany.net> wrote: > No, as I understand it, Window-eyes works as it normally does with every > program, just requiring that Office be on the system. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewel...@shellworld.net> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:44 PM > Subject: Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader > built in > > > question? > granted I am not now nor have I ever been a windows user. still if I > follow this, you can use windoweyes, for one piece of software? just what > happens if after you download the single ticket for office, and try to > use the program for something else? > Allowing it to work with only one piece of software in no way to my mind > translates into built in speech. That means one thing, you turn on an item > and find if you require it, speech across the board. Either that or you > turn on the program as an extra and find speech across the board. No less > at least to me. > Kare > > On Tue, 14 Jan 2014, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Wow, Well, this is officially O/T I guess, but I couldn't help laughing at >> this. I had been a loyal window-eyes user on the windows side, but have >> switched to NVDA full time now because of better UIA support, better access >> to flash and other dynamic content, better braille support, and touch screen >> support which window-eyes has not at all. There hasn't been a revolutionary >> development in the window-eyes world in 5 years or more since they >> introduced open scripting in version 7. >> >> Leading the way is pure propaganda at this point, but I guess doug and Dan >> have well stocked RRSP's at this point and don't really have to giddyup >> these days. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2014-01-14, at 2:21 PM, Bill Holton <bill32...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Jan-14-2014 >>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 14, 2014) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) >>> is proud >>> to make a revolutionary announcement. GW Micro and Microsoft Corp. have >>> partnered >>> to make Window-Eyes available to users of Microsoft Office at no cost. >>> Window-Eyes >>> is a screen reader that enables people who are blind, visually impaired, or >>> print >>> disabled to have full access to Windows PCs and makes the computer >>> accessible via >>> speech and/or Braille. >>> To better deliver Window-Eyes to the people who need it most, GW Micro and >>> Microsoft >>> have collaborated on this global initiative, available in over 15 >>> languages, to enable >>> anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later to also use Window-Eyes for >>> free. >>> Access to technology is critical to people who are blind or visually >>> impaired in >>> order to have the same opportunity to compete in the workplace. As such, >>> this initiative >>> between GW Micro and Microsoft has the potential to reduce barriers for >>> millions >>> of people who are blind or visually impaired around the world. >>> As the population ages, technologies like Window-Eyes will become more and >>> more important >>> as the number of people with age-related macular degeneration and other >>> retinal degenerative >>> diseases increases. " >>> This significant change in the way we are doing business reflects the >>> changing perception >>> of accessibility and also technology in general. >>> Rather than wait for the world to change, Microsoft and GW Micro are >>> leading the >>> way >>> ," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. >>> Weirich believes this technology can help millions of people gain access to >>> their >>> PC, and that providing it free of charge will open a whole new world of >>> assistive >>> technology to many people. >>> In light of the rapidly changing face of technology and specifically, the >>> changing >>> face of assistive technology, the combined efforts of GW Micro and >>> Microsoft have >>> the goal of providing accessibility to people who are blind and visually >>> impaired >>> for the long term. >>> Microsoft continues to take accessibility seriously. >>> “By partnering with GW Micro in this endeavor we are demonstrating >>> Microsoft’s ongoing >>> commitment to provide all of our customers with the technology and tools to >>> help >>> each person be productive in both their work and personal lives.” >>> said Rob Sinclair, Chief Accessibility Officer for Microsoft. >>> Eligible customers, using Microsoft Office 2010 or higher, will be able to >>> download >>> a full version of Window-Eyes starting today at >>> www.WindowEyesForOffice.com >>> . >>> The website provides download instructions as well as additional details >>> about this >>> offer. >>> GW Micro, Inc. 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