I hear what you’re saying. But the knFB reader was never equivalent to the blindness specific OCR apps which cost about $1000, not 1400, at least not in the US. Maybe it was 1400 Canadian? Those were quite expensive, still are. But they have a whole bunch of features that the iPhone app from KNFB Reader has never offered.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > And just to remind all of you that when KNFB Reader first came out and for > some years afterwards it was considered the best OCR app out there, a > game-changer and many of us were happy to pay $100 for an app which > previously when it was available for okia cost $1,500. There have always been > other OCR apps, but none was as user-friendly and worked as well for a blind > person as KNFB Reader until the Seeing AI app came along. Now KNFB Reader is > talked down because Microsoft, a multi-billion Dollar organisation has spend > what probably is a few hundred thousand Dollars on the development of Seeing > AI and they are giving it away for free. They probably write this off as > charity or something but I'm always surprised how short people's memories > sometime sare and how sometimes one app or developer is talked about like the > second coming until they do something which doesn't suit some people and then > it's a 180 degree reversal in attitudes. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Anthony Vece > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > Richard; > I agree completely with your assessment. > It’s just another example with KNFB Reader of how we are over charged. > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > >> On Oct 13, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly >> not be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. >> >> The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages >> and save them as one document. >> I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a >> document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that >> height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 >> inches or so above the page. >> >> Seeing AI costs nothing. >> >> Just my 37 centavos worth. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under >> pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Gerardo Corripio >> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM >> To: iPhone List <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes >> towards >> >> As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the >> “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, >> and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind >> (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind >> folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in >> me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an >> average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or >> services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose >> attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind >> folks live in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of >> where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game >> would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I >> have the funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes >> I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, >> and the Knight Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, >> but not until I have enough funds for.kn >> >> Gera >> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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