[access-uk] Re: Updating a Mac was, Apps for the Mac, was New voices for the next apple operating system

Snow Leopard was more of a patch than an huge OS update, hence why it was so 
cheap.  OS X usually costs about £80 for a full upgrade.
On 19 May 2011, at 21:02, ANDY COLLINS wrote:

> Gordon - Was that upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard a full upgrade, 
> equivalent to upgrading from Windows XP to Vista say? -
> 
> Andy
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Keen" <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Updating a Mac was, Apps for the Mac, was New voices 
> for the next apple operating system
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> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> When I upgraded from leopard to snow leopard it cost me thirty quid but that 
>> included the upgrade to voice over so it cost me just the same as a sighted 
>> person to upgrade - I couldn't argue with that!
>> 
>> When switching to apple you really need to get your head around the fact 
>> that accessibility is a given and this is at the heart of the apple 
>> philosophy - they are not paying lip service and they are not trying to make 
>> a fast profit out of you because you are blind.
>> 
>> Scary isn't it?
>> 
>> G
>> 
>> From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, england.
>> Catch the buzz at http://www.bridgerule.co.uk
>> 
>> On 19 May 2011, at 19:54, Jackie Cairns wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Andy
>>> 
>>> I have never upgraded a Mac, and neither has Martin.  We have both only done
>>> software updates to the existing operating system as you do on Windows. But
>>> we have never paid for any upgrades.  I understand there is a major upgrade
>>> coming out later this year, but don't know how much it will cost. Gordon,
>>> being much more experienced than either of us, could enlighten?
>>> 
>>> But when you think of the money we have paid over the years to constantly
>>> update JAWS, it runs into thousands if you count the SMAs, and I don't think
>>> anyone using a Mac would claim to have forked out a quarter of that sum. I
>>> guess Apple recoups its money by charging more for its products at the
>>> outset.  Let's face it, there isn't such a thing as a free lunch with these
>>> companies.  I commend Apple's accessibility approach, but you do pay for it
>>> when buying their products because they cost more.
>>> 
>>> 
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