David,
I don't feel that they are bringing us back to the 80's unless that is
what the individual wants. They simply are giving us another choice
which is welcomed by many people. It doesn't really matter if it is off
the shelf or specialty software for the blind, there is a market for it.
You may not feel that it is necessary for you to go with expensive
dedicated software but some people need it and want it and are prepared
to pay the price to have the choice. If there are enough of these
people, well, they will make it with their app. If not, it will have to
be their decision. Meanwhile, its our choice to make.
Rather than commenting on something I know nothing about because I
wasn't there to see the demo, I will wait and see what the software has
to offer and if it suits me, I'll do what I have to do to buy it. I
clearly remember when some $20.00 software came out when there were
apps that did some of the job sold for 2 or 3 dollars, the reaction was
the same as what we are getting now. When Seeing Eye came out with
their app, it was general rejection of such an expensive product but, in
the end, the ones who liked it and could afford it purchased it and they
are very happy with it.
Why do we think that every single product that is made for the blind has
to be affordable by all blind people. There are people like me on a
fixed income and there are people like Stevy Wonder and many budgets
between. Too many of us have a sense of entitlement associated with
their blindness.
Just a personal opinion
Ron & Danvers
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*Sent:* Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:58 PM
*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: KNFB Reader App
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.
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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
<mailto: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.
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Sent from the Super-iPhone
On Jul 6, 2014, at 3:36 PM, "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone"
<viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto: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.
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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 <mailto: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
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*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"
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It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for
the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available
by the end of August.
Andy
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