[access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:48:36 -0000
Hi Paddy
I think, trying to be devil's advocate here, that the PDA is probably going to
be too difficult to continue getting hold of. If you could see the K-NFB
Reader, it is a PDA and a camera that have been attached by a USB, then put
together in a case. Having said that, they must have known that it would be
difficult to continue maintaining the hardware when they launched it.
I guess their way of looking at it is that they are moving forward, but taking
the software to another platform, the mobile phone. But it is a shame for
those who have bought the original and will no longer enjoy the benefits of
being able to upgrade the software. After all, 18 months isn't that long for
something of its price, but it is a long time in the technology industry when
hardware changes just about every week.
Jackie
Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
----- Original Message -----
From: Dj Paddy
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update
Wooo, that's a bit of a shocker.
I think these companys should have a life plan for their software, similar to
Microsoft with Windows and other products.
This screams of unprofessionalism IMHO.
We've a new product so lets drop this like a brick because we can make more
money perhaps of the other?
If they were going to drop it a nicer gesture would have been to make all or
part of the softwares code public available so that the community could keep
the software upgrades going.
It worries me when companys do this. It's not a confidence builder.
Dj Paddy
----- Original Message -----
From: Jackie Cairns
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update
Terry, my sentiments exactly. We are not talking about a few pounds here.
A real pity, and perhaps a concern for the future for anyone thinking of
embarking on the mobile phone version.
Jackie
Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Clasper
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:08 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update
This is indeed very disappointing.
People invest in technology that isn't quite there because they trust the
developer to continually improve the software.
Even if they didn't want to continue to develop the hardware plattform
they should have agreed to develop the software for it for a reasonable period
of time.
This is one of the reasons why users get so upset and frustrated!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jackie Cairns
To: Access UK Mailing List
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] K-NFB Reader update
Hi Listers
For those who have been following the various threads on this topic, I
have some further interesting news.
I thought you might like to know that I have today heard from a most
reliable source that K-NFB Reader Classic, which is the model I have, is no
longer being developed. There will be no further software upgrades, and
efforts will concentrate solely on the mobile phone version.
I think this is a dreadful shame, given its huge cost, and an
indictment on the company in failing to recognise the end users who bought it
in good faith.
While I am still delighted with my Reader, it is hugely disappointing
to know that it will not be improved upon, and that those connected with the
K-NFB project will now turn their efforts to the mobile phone version. My
understanding is that the current Readers will be sold for £1,300 instead of
the original £2,625.
Jackie
Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx
Skype Name: Cairnsplace
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