[talks-uk] Re: Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56

  • From: Neil Barnfather - TalkNav <forums@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:41:32 +0100

Graham,

Symbian will be around until at least 2016, nokia have commited to this, I was 
at the press conference.


Regards,

Neil Barnfather

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On 6 Oct 2011, at 08:35, Graham Page wrote:

I know that and agree with you entirely but if what nokia have said is to be
believed then fairly soon we will not be able to get new phones with symbian
at all so what choices will we have?  There was a suggestion at one time
that Nokia was trying to buy TALKS.  if Nokia had shown a real commitment
then Nokia would have been a better owner of Talks than Nuance if Nokia
built Talks into symbian itself.  I prefer a mobile phone with buttons
myself.  the IPhone is to my way of thinking a great small computer that
also includes a phone.  I would like a phone that also includes some
computing options such as browsing the web and GPS but I simply don't see
anyone developing this.  There are some android phones with Buttons.  the
HTC ChaCha  is arguably the most interesting of these phones at the moment 

-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: 06 October 2011 08:16
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56

Well Graham
I think for a lot of blind people mobile phones with buttons are so 
important and this is where Talks is great.  Not everyone wants a touch 
screen.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:01 AM
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56


> It's not directly talks related, but what apple has demonstrated,
> unsurprisingly perhaps, is that building accessibility directly into
> operating systems is the way to go.
> 
> As great and important a product as Talks was, it has always been fighting

> a
> battle to keep up with accessibility of new phones.  This problem could
> still yet be the difficulty with adopting Android as a seriously 
> accessible
> option.  Apple is in fact being very aggressive indeed about patents and
> this could according to some even mean the end of android.  so top marks 
> to
> apple for showing us a far more sustainable model of accessibility than
> other manufacturers but crushing all other competition through aggressive
> legal action is not so good.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Graham
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
> Sent: 06 October 2011 07:39
> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56
> 
> Well I agree though I am not an iPhone user.  It was sad and him so young.
> Let us on the Talks list not forget Torston Brand, another great man who 
> did
> 
> so much work for accessibility on mobile phones for blind people.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "darren harris" <darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 7:31 AM
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56
> 
> 
>> Well it has to be said voice over really does rock on the I phone. he did
>> do
>> a good job in getting it out there that's for sure.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
>> Sent: 06 October 2011 07:21
>> To: viphone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; macvisionaries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>> mobileaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Talks Mailing List; 
>> talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>> The Accessible Phones Discussion List
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Steve Jobs Passes Away Aged 56
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> Many of you may already be aware of the sad news of Steve Jobs passing,
>> for
>> those of you who are not, sadly, Steve has lost his ongoing battle 
>> against
>> cancer.
>> 
>> May I personally say that whilst the work involving Voice Over may not
>> per-say have been under his direct control and influence, I'm sure that
>> his
>> overriding philosophies, expectations and essence shall have played a
>> part,
>> and made their unique way into the product that many of us use today.
>> 
>> A truly remarkable, visionary and pioneer has been lost to us all on this
>> day.
>> 
>> Rest in peace Steve...
>> 
>> Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
>> 
>> Kindly.
>> Neil Barnfather
>> 
>> Talks List Administrator
>> Twitter @neilbarnfather
>> 
>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your
>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com
>> 
>> URL: - www.talknav.com
>> e-mail: - service@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Phone: - +44  844 999 4199
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 





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