As frustrating as it is, VFO doesn't owe you an answer or explanation, and you don't owe them your business.
On 12/19/2016 2:00 PM, Vaughan Dodd via Talk wrote: > What is required is for VFO to say something. > > Whilst I respect those who ask us to stop the speculation, they appear to be > missing the evidence. > > For example: if a product is basically free, and given that this free > product's code is still protected - will there be on-going development or > will the code be released into the public domain? > > Given that there are numerous bugs some of which are long standing - will > those bugs get replaced by other bugs as a new version is released? > > Why would anyone - including myself - continue to purchase Window-eyes beynd > Software Maintenance agreements, which at this stage, are looking unlikely to > be honoured? > > If VFO was annoyed with this enless speculation, why does it not use a > listserv which it owns to give us some definitive answers to reasonable > questions? > > I am putting off the moment when I will be forced to agree to use to JFW. > But VFO continues to provide JFW UPDATES, BECAUSE IN TRUTH, vfo IS JUST THE > FRONT FOR THE PREDATORY BEHAVIOURS OF Freedom Scientific. > > > > Vaughan. > > > > Please telephone the Regional Disability and Health Team prior to emailing or > faxing any new referrals. > > Vaughan Dodd, Regional Disability Advisor. > > Desk2desk: 97187. > Email: vaughan.dodd...@msd.govt.nz. > For referrals: email fax_gnlis001_health_disabil...@msd.govt.nz. > > Our up-to-date desk file is located at: > http://doogle.ssi.govt.nz/resources/publications/reports-research/regional/auckland/auckland-health-disability-resources.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:talk-bounces+vaughan.dodd001=msd.govt...@lists.window-eyes.com] On > Behalf Of Brandon Miller via Talk > Sent: Monday, 19 December 2016 11:13 p.m. > To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com; talk-requ...@lists.window-eyes.com > Subject: Wayning Window-eyes > > All I can definitively tell you is this folks, I work full time > professionally as an assistive technology instructor with a blindness agency > every day. At a recent retreat, the thinking throughout the room did most > certainly seem to be that VFO most likely does have plans to quote unquote, > kill off, Window-eyes, either now or in the not too distant future. The > question I asked was, why are we, that is the assistive tech department, > going to officially be promoting the use of NVDA as a free screen reader, and > not Window-eyes? My logic being that Window-eyes can also essentially be free > as well. That's when several replies came back that gave me the distinct > impression that Window-eyes' > days may in truth be numbered. I hope that's not the case; I've been a > customer of Gw Micro since the Vocal-eyes days! Anyone here remember those > days? Back when it used to be Jaws for Dos, versus Vocal-eyes? I remember > when it used to be Arkenstone who sold Openbook, not Freedom Scientific. I do > feel that Gw Micro personnel do need to innovate, and do need to perhaps > learn new ways of becoming freshly and aggressively competitive. I certainly > hope the shark doesn't gobble up everybody, yuck! > > Brandon Miller > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/vaughan.dodd001%40msd.govt.nz. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > ------------------------------- > This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential > and subject to legal privilege. 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