I am not bothered by the $99 price, but I will wait for the fine folks at Fred's head, or some other entity, to do a side-by-side comparison of the new product to established products such as text grabber, or TextDetective.
> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I'd normally agree, and honestly I still don't know where I stand on this. > One thing to consider, though, is the cost of development compared to market > size. I'm not talking about just the app itself, but, as one person pointed > out on Twitter, this app has some heavy-duty OCR behind it. That probably > means commercially licensed OCR engines and other behind-the-scenes items > whose cost we don't know about. Is $99 a lot for this? Yes, and I probably > won't find it worth my own money. All I'm saying is that, given the > technology involved, there may be hidden costs that make it a more reasonable > price than it first appears… Maybe. >> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:57 PM, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone >> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular, is >> that it has successfully allowed us to escape from the old business model of >> paying a lot of money for assistive products. No longer do we have to >> pay a high price to access our screens because Apple included a free access >> package. No longer do we have to pay a high price for OCR apps because >> sighted people, who use and require the same apps, only need to pay a few >> dollars for it and, therefore, so do we. In my opinion, and this is just my >> opinion, the marketing department of KNFB is doing us a tremendous >> disservice by trying to bring back the 1980's and 1990's business model of >> how assistive technology is distributed. >> Feel free to visit my new Web site >> http://www.DavidGoldfield.info >> >> Feel free to visit my LinkedIn profile >> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-goldfield/12/929/573 >> >> Visit my blog >> http://davidgoldfield.wordpress.com >> >> Follow me on Twitter >> http://www.twitter.com/davidgoldfield >> >> >> David Goldfield, >> Founder and Peer Coordinator >> >> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired >> On 7/6/2014 6:50 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> All I can say is: there better be a demo version. Offer ten scans, pop up >>> alerts every minute, limit some functions… Somehow, though, they need to >>> release a lite version. If I'm going to drop half the cost of a new iPod >>> Touch on one app, I want to be absolutely sure it will meet my needs first. >>> If they offer only the $99 app with no way of testing it, well, that's just >>> a bad idea. >>>> On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Feliciano G <theblindman...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Other platform OCR applications cost over $200. This is not priced too >>>> high if it competes with the other OCR applications. I am curious on what >>>> it can really do. I hear it can OCR text from 20ft away. >>>> >>>> Regards, Feliciano >>>> Twitter: @Theblindman12v www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >>>> >>>> Sent from the Super-iPhone >>>> >>>> On Jul 6, 2014, at 3:36 PM, "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" >>>> <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In my opinion, the price of this app, if it is indeed $99.00, is insanely >>>>> high and it won't be on my phone for that price. However, ultimately the >>>>> market, as it always does, will decide. I know some will purchase it at >>>>> this price. If enough people don't, then the folks at KNFB will have to >>>>> make some decisions about the price. If enough people buy it at $99.00, >>>>> then the app will likely remain at that price for some time. >>>>> >>>>> Feel free to visit my new Web site >>>>> http://www.DavidGoldfield.info >>>>> >>>>> Feel free to visit my LinkedIn profile >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-goldfield/12/929/573 >>>>> >>>>> Visit my blog >>>>> http://davidgoldfield.wordpress.com >>>>> >>>>> Follow me on Twitter >>>>> http://www.twitter.com/davidgoldfield >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> David Goldfield, >>>>> Founder and Peer Coordinator >>>>> >>>>> Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired >>>>> On 7/6/2014 6:32 PM, Anthony Vece wrote: >>>>>> These companies just don't get it. >>>>>> Most people like accessibility off the shelf. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 5s! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:32 PM, "Betty Emmons" <bettycemm...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> for that price it better do tha laundry, wash the dishes and clean the >>>>>>> house. while I'm thinking of it maybe drive me where I want to go. >>>>>>> Betty Emmons >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Richard Turner >>>>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:10 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If it was $30 I might consider it if other demos show equal results in >>>>>>> speed and accuracy, but $99? They must be on some pretty amazing drugs >>>>>>> to think people will pay that much for >>>>>>> something that is only faster by a few seconds than apps like >>>>>>> TextGrabber or Prizmo. >>>>>>> Just my opinion. >>>>>>> Richard >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor >>>>>>> Hugo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, "Andy Baracco" <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 >>>>>>>> and will be available by the end of August. >>>>>>>> Andy >>>>>>>> I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>>>>>>> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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