[access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office / Word
- From: Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 12:53:42 +0000
Hi. I've installed Window-Eyes 8.4 for Office and it won't run as a
full version. Is there a catch? I have Office 365 on my machine.
On 07/02/2014, James English <james13english@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Winwow eyes =free
> Elequence =about Ł40
> Jaws =Ł800
> Let's think.
>
> -James
>
> On 2/7/14, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Shaun.
>>
>> I suggest you take another look at the www.windoweyesforoffice.com
>> website,
>> there is a frequently asked questions section which explains how
>> technical
>> support can be obtained and the extra revenue generated from additional
>> voice purchases also helps. There will be no difference in the standard
>> of
>> support you will receive from gW, you will be treated just like a
>> customer
>> who has the full retail edition of Window-Eyes if you buy the support
>> packages.
>>
>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>
>> From: Shaun O'Connor
>> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:10 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft endorsed Free Screen Reader for Office
>> /
>> Word
>>
>> sounds promising, yes but i have to admit some skeptisim with regard to
>> anything Microsdfot gets theirn handson these days.
>> MS usually collaborate for two specific reasons
>> 1) the suddenly free software( in this case windowseyes) may well be
>> short
>> lived and nave no customer support ( this happened to a product called
>> Truepaint or something similar. the package had no customer support and
>> the
>> company folded)
>> 2( the only people who are likely to benefit are Microsoft. not the end
>> users or the company with whom MS collaborate.
>>
>> Having said that I am not saying the everythim MS does is bad, they have
>> got
>> a few good points but the above caveats are worth bearing in mind.
>>
>> On 06/02/2014 18:09, Zac Anderman wrote:
>>
>> Wow!
>>
>>
>> Has everyone seen this?
>>
>>
>> I object to having to pay hundreds of pounds just to use my computer.
>> This
>> sounds really promising.
>>
>>
>> www.windoweyesforoffice.com
>>
>>
>> It's a totally free copy of WindowEyes that's available for anyone who
>> has
>> Microsoft Office.
>>
>>
>> From their website:
>> GW Micro, in collaboration with Microsoft, is excited to provide people
>> who are blind, visually impaired, or print disabled with a completely
>> functional and free license of GW Micro's Window-Eyes screen reader.
>> Microsoft is offering customers who have a licensed version of Office
>> 2010
>> or later the ability to download Window-Eyes, a screen reader for Windows
>> PCs, free of charge.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Zac
>>
>>
>>
>>
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