[access-uk] Re: Google closing down

  • From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:19:38 +0100

Well, a lot of people here seem to think it is.

Or, another way to look at it (no pun intended) is to ask: Is JAWS
worth £700 to £900 more than NVDA?

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Derek Hornby
<derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes but is  NVDA  as good as Jaws,  tha tis the crux of the issue.
>
> Regards,  Derek
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Peter Beasley
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 10:13 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
>
> By using NVDA.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 9:53 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
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>
>>I Steve
>> Yes you are right! I think  my mistake was that I didn't know that Google
>> Was different to   igoogle!
>>
>> Anyway,  I guess we should not  depend just on Google, should we!
>> It's like  what if  FS  was to go bust,  how will those of us
>> That  rely on jaws, manage!
>>
>> Regards,  Derek
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Steve Nutt
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 10:52 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
>>
>> Hi Derek,
>>
>> You're pretty good at panic reporting ,Smile>. You'd never make a
>> journalist.  You should research before you report such inaccuracy.  Just
>> sayin.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Derek Hornby
>> Sent: 04 July 2012 13:59
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
>>
>> Thank you,  yes I did fiind it  confusing.
>> I was able to click  the link for:
>> http://support.google.com/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2664197
>> But still  thought Google was closing next  year.
>>
>> Regards,  Derek
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Jonathan H
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 1:38 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google closing down
>>
>> I think I see where the confusion is coming from:
>>
>> Derek has probably bookmarked an old google service called igoogle,
>> which was like a sort of personalised homepage.
>>
>> On this page is a note at the top saying "iGoogle will not be
>> available after November 1, 2013".
>> Immediately next to this is a link saying "learn more". I don't know
>> quite why Derek was unable to click this link, but it leads to the
>> following URL http://goo.gl/Sq8HR which says the following; again,
>> note that this is only a specific old google personalised page, and
>> it's not happening for 16 months. Rather different from the $191
>> billion dollar company closing!
>>
>> "What's happening to iGoogle?
>> iGoogle will be retired in 16 months, on November 1, 2013. The mobile
>> version will be retired on July 31, 2012.
>>
>> How did you come to this decision?
>> We originally launched iGoogle in 2005 before anyone could fully
>> imagine the ways that today's web and mobile apps would put
>> personalized, real-time information at your fingertips. With modern
>> apps that run on platforms like Chrome and Android, the need for
>> something like iGoogle has eroded over time, so we'll be winding down
>> iGoogle on November 1, 2013, giving you a full 16 months to adjust or
>> easily export your iGoogle data."
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Goodfellow, Jack (Capita Symonds)
>> <Jack.Goodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Doubt it they are a multi million pound, no, billion pound company
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