[macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.

  • From: Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:27:42 -0400

Ok, I have ask for this thread to be stopped, are you folks going to make me 
put this list back in moderation?

Keith Reedy
On Oct 30, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:

> Lock the Microsoft staff in a dark room with no monitors and no mice. What's 
> in the room is a computer with a blank hard drive and a Windows installation 
> disk.  When they turn the computer on a recording plays giving them the 
> registration key for that copy of windows once then the tape self-destructs.  
> A timer starts running as soon as the door is locked.  If they don't manage 
> to install windows and make it talk in 6 hours, the oxygen in the room starts 
> replacing itself with unscented liquid natural gas.  That goes on with a live 
> TV feede and nobody is given the location of the room until the staff walks 
> out or doesn't.  Under those conditions, I'll bet a year's salary on the gas 
> and not on the Microsoft personnel. I think that's one of the next 
> introductions the World needs as it relates to Microsoft. On Sat, 30 Oct 
> 2010, ashley wrote:
> 
>> well yes, that's true. However, MSAA has been around since the early 90's, 
>> where as voiceover (and it's accessibility frameworks) have been around 
>> since 2005. Voiceover, in my opinion, has made more progress than MSAA has, 
>> or ever will, considering  the amount of MSAA users switching to the apple 
>> devices.
>> ash
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Grady" <tfgrady1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 6:18 PM
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>> 
>> 
>>> We're all entitled to our own opinions and I happen to agree with that,
>>> but
>>> it has been more successful then voiceover.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ashley
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 12:54 PM
>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> 
>>> True. MSAA does suck though:)
>>> ash
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Grady" <tfgrady1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 5:45 PM
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> >  And the exact Same thing can be said about MSAA.
>>> > >  -----Original Message-----
>>> >  From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >  [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ashley
>>> >  Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 11:55 AM
>>> >  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >  Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> > >  you, wou have a point there. Safari isn't accessible on windows, due to
>>> >  webkit. A lot of the webkit based browsers aren't accessible. HOwever, > 
>>> >  the
>>> >  accessibility frameworks are there for ms to use... use them.
>>> >  ash
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>>> >  ----- Original Message -----
>>> >  From: "Tim Grady" <tfgrady1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >  To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >  Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 2:35 PM
>>> >  Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> > > > >  Silly.  It works on microsoft computers.  If Apple wants it to be
>>> > >  accessible in their OS then microsoft and Apple should work together
>>> > >  on this and stop playing the blame game.  The fact is that they are
>>> > >  two totally different OS'S and probably there a lot of things neither
>>> > >  company wants the other one to see.  Besides, I don't think IWork's or
>>> > >  I life is running under Windows, and even the applications that are
>>> > >  like Safari aren't accessible.
>>> > > > >  -----Original Message-----
>>> > >  From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > >  [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bubba
>>> > >  Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 7:00 AM
>>> > >  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > >  Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> > > > >  Yes, that is because it is up to MS to make it accessible with VO 
>>> > > > > not
>>> > >  Apple make VO accessible with MS office.
>>> > > > > > > > >  Sign,
>>> > >  Bubba
>>> > > > >  -----Original Message-----
>>> > >  From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > >  [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Mann
>>> > >  Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 8:39 PM
>>> > >  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > >  Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> > > > >  I've emailed apple accessibility on the subject, and i was 
>>> > > > > referred to
>>> > >  microsoft for the question.
>>> > >  On Oct 29, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Bubba wrote:
>>> > > > > >  They say MS did not make it accessible with VO what I hear.
>>> > > > > > > > > >  Sign,
>>> > > >  Bubba
>>> > > > > > > > > >  -----Original Message-----
>>> > > >  From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > > >  [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russell
>>> > > >  Solowoniuk
>>> > > >  Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 12:58 PM
>>> > > >  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > > >  Subject: [macvoiceover] Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
>>> > > > > > >  Hi all,
>>> > > > > > >  I notice that Apple is announcing the release of Microsoft 
>>> > > > > > > Office > > >  for
>>> > > >  Mac 2011.  Any chance this version might be accessible for us VO
>>> > > >  users? <fingers
>>> > > > > > >  crossed, but not holding breath>
>>> > > > > > >  Thanks,
>>> > > > > > >  Russell
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