[macvoiceover] Re: Introducing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
- From: Olivia Norman <olivianorman@xxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:47:37 -0800
Agreed, John!
Olivia
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
On Feb 14, 2011, at 10:13 AM, John Panarese wrote:
> I don't recall if it was on this list, but there was a lengthy
> discussion about this subject a while back when, I believe, MS Office 2008
> was released for the Mac without accessibility. The point was clearly made
> through technical data that MS deliberately chose not to make the product
> accessible. In fact, from my understanding, the way the framework has been
> developed by Apple, you have to go out of your way to make something entirely
> inaccessible. So, to say it's Apple's responsibility to make Office
> accessible is completely ridiculous. Apple didn't develop the package, yet
> they provided the tools for the developer, Microsoft, to make it accessible.
> MS has, thus far, chosen to contradict their own claim to a commitment to
> accessibility.
>
> Take Care
> John Panarese
>
> On Feb 14, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>
>> MS has made their product accessible in their own OS? Really? Well, sure, if
>> you use a third party screen reading solution I guess it's accessible.
>> Apple has built the frame work, others have successfully made software,
>> apps, etc, work with VO, so hopefully MS will take care of this.
>>
>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>
>> On Feb 14, 2011, at 4:40 AM, Tim Grady wrote:
>>
>>> I disagree with you. VO is an Apple product. Microsoft has made office
>>> accessible in their operating system. I fail to see why they are
>>> responsible for something Apple should be doing.
>>> On Oct 30, 2010, at 8:56 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I got to play with it yesterday, and it still doesn't work, my time was
>>>> limited, though, so if someone's gotten it to work, I would love to hear
>>>> how.
>>>> It's up to MS to fix this, but I'm not holding my breath either, as we all
>>>> know they don't take accessibility as seriously as Apple does.
>>>>
>>>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 30, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Bubba wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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