Mel, I'm in total agreement with you on this. Our Government should help
with the cost of such software, but it will never happen.
Billy
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From: "Mel Spooner" <mel.spooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Itunes: Why do we keep on paying and paying?
Hi Billy,
Yes I realise this, but is it really the software developers that should meet the cost of this? I would argue that it is the government.
Mel
Mel Spooner edIT Help Desk Nottinghamshire County Council Tel 0115 854 6116 Email mel.spooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & Proud Sent: 15 July 2005 13:11 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Itunes: Why do we keep on paying and paying?
Mel, 30 pounds is quite a lot of money to someone living on a government fixed income, and probably with a wife and family as well. Billy
But £30 isn't a great deal to ask compared to other programs out there. After all, it isn't Brian Hartgen's fault that Itunes isn't accessible with screen readers and why should he give his time and expertise for free? We all have to make a living!
Mel
Mel Spooner edIT Help Desk Nottinghamshire County Council Tel 0115 854 6116 Email mel.spooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & Proud Sent: 15 July 2005 08:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Itunes: Why do we keep on paying and paying?
Peter, totally agree with all you say, and before you all jump on us. As Visually Impaired people we are not looking for something for nothing. We are willing to pay for anything we get, but some of the guys that are creating these scripts are going way over the top, when it comes to pricing. For an instance, take a look at the Caketalking scripts for Sonar. Okay, there's a tutorial thrown in with them, but I think the cost of the Caketalking scripts is a bit too much. Billy
Isn't £30 a lot of money for a script? That's the equivalent of a hardcover novel which has taken the author the best part of 2 years to complete. I'm not saying a guy should not make a quid or two on a script, but £30 per script was hardly a labour of love.
Peter
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