[gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
- From: Rod Skene <skenerod@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:38:35 -0500
May we create another mailing list where the topic of price is for bitten?
Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any errors.
On 12/07/2013, at 8:21 PM, "Gil Johnson" <gil.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And what about how much we spend on essential programs like JAWS and
> Kurzweil and the SMA's. All of the time that Sendero spends on developing
> features costs money. Mike has done a great job in bringing in grants etc,
> but we need to pay for what we get. That is the American way.
>
> Gil Johnson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Hull
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 4:25 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>
>
> The blind community amazes me! People are willing to spend over $1000 on a
> GPS on a note taker but everyone on here is whining and crying over a
> measly $70 or $130 subscription. Is everyone really that cheap? Come to
> think of it, when I bought Navigon and the Tom Tom, both of which I still
> have I had to spend $50 on each and did not get a chance to have a trial
> version on that either. This application is built with accessibility in mind
> and with this company's reputation and GPS products that we've seen in the
> past we know that the application is very well constructed and that's going
> to give information that a blind person finds most valuable. Android apps
> are not free as well and to reiterate I think it's really interesting that
> everyone expects something for free.
>
> Thank you
> Have a great day.
> Justin Hull
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "Kevin Barry" <krbarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There is an edit box for you to write in something you want that is not
> included in the top ten.
>>
>> At 06:53 AM 7/12/2013, you wrote:
>>> I don't mind paying a price for accessibility, but when multiple
>>> people state they want a monthly subscription to try the app, and
>>> then that feature isn't listed in the top eight, IMO, it shows the
>>> company isn't truly listening to what we as customers want. Mike
>>> said he wanted a monthly subscription, but it was harder to implement
>>> than he thought. Does this mean Senderro would rather program
>>> softball solutions into their products and rely on their reputation
>>> and the words of others to sell their products? I suspect so. If
>>> Senderro truly wanted a monthly membership option, then instead of
>>> 'looking into it,' they would be 'working tirelessly to ensure we are
> meeting the needs and desires of our current and future customers.'
>>> I thought about posting a low review for this app based on my
>>> frustration with Mr. May's wish to rely on reputation and review over
>>> customer wishes, but I didn't because I realize most people don't
>>> know who I am and wouldn't care how I reviewed the product, plus
>>> those people who love Senderro and are going to buy it won't read the
> reviews anyway.
>>> Besides, if there ever is a monthly license, and I do try it, I'm
>>> sure I'll most likely end of buying it and wanting to give the app a
>>> high review. I'm holding out for the optimistic outcome rather than
>>> voicing negativity on the review page in the short run
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon
>>> Armstrong
>>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 12:37 AM
>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>>>
>>> Hello, I totally agree with what Mike said in this post. I too would
>>> also like to see people discuss features and not write such poor
>>> reviews in the App Store simply because of the price. I love the app,
>>> and I love what Mike and Charles have done to make it worthwhile to
>>> get. I don't mind paying a little bit of a price for accessibility.
>>>
>>> Brandon Armstrong sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2013, at 0:16, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is true that Apple does not offer either trials or monthly
>>> subscriptions.
>>>> Suppliers have found ways to do this outside Apple and we will see
>>>> what is involved in this. As I made clear in the podcast, we
>>>> originally wanted to have a monthly subscription for this app but
>>>> that was not as easy as I hoped.
>>>>
>>>> Also, as I said, 90% of apps do not turn a profit. Expecting the
>>>> price to be lower than it is so that Sendero does not stay in
>>>> business or does not improve features, is pretty short-sighted.
>>>>
>>>> There are other options for navigation information so if folks are
>>>> not comfortable spending $69 based on Sendero's reputation of 13
>>>> years developing accessible GPS or the feedback of other users,
>>>> vote with your credit card. The beauty of the market these days is
>>>> that you have options and that is a very good thing. Many people
>>>> think Seeing Eye GPS is an option but there are other choices.
>>>> Heck, we even got complaints about the $4.99 price for Sendero
>>>> Lookaround. Seems
>>> embarrassing.
>>>>
>>>> I'd love to see the dialog get off the dirt cheap IOS price point
>>>> and on to features and functionality.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:04 PM
>>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> The features list on which people can vote made no mention of a
>>>> cheaper subscription option, and I did not write one in since that
>>>> seems more a pricing decision than an app feature. I just wanted to
>>>> remind Sendero that, at least from what I've seen, they are losing
>>>> a lot of business since people do not want to drop $70 on the
>>>> hearsay of others. The lack of a cheap subscription, or even a
>>>> "lite" version of the app with restricted features, is a major
>>>> sticking point which should, I feel, be addressed in addition to
>>>> the app features now being
>>> voted on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Have a great day,
>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
>>>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
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