Sometimes people get the mental equivalent of muscle memory for a particular style of doing something and they find it hard to be uprooted, then of course, frustration creeps in so they end up justifying their decisions based on a lot of emotional attachment rather than facts. I think that this happens everywhere not just in the vi community. We just notice it more here:) On 14-Jul-09, at 6:37 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
> > Jenny, I think there is more than just fear unless you mean the fear > of those adaptive technology developers. They are the ones who have to > fear Apple more than consumers. Of course there are those consumers > who simply discount something new because it is different than what > they have grown used too. Of course this applies in the "non-disabled" > community. I have a co-worker who spent not a great deal less than I > did for my MacBook Pro, but she got considerably less computer, but > she would not consider a Mac for any reason. Her justification is that > windows meets her needs for what she wants to do and she does not > want to learn something different. So, I respect her decision, but she > never attempted to look at a Mac, so she can't really say if one would > be better than the other and I had to commend her for not bashing the > Mac. :) > On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:54 AM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > >> >> Yes,. >> >> I think it is odd that in the blind/vi community when a "new" kid >> comes on the block and is a more cost effective or something outside >> th Microsoft norm that it is met with a lot of bad thoughts. It seems >> some folks are fearful of changes and advancements? >> Find that strange as well because isn't just dismissing say the Mac/ >> iPhone because it has never been used by the blind, and yes I know >> about outspoken I'm just generalising. A lot like the sighted >> dismissing us because they knew a blind person once who had no >> skills? >> I'm probily taking it too far but find these little things to be >> interesting. >> >> Also I can not wait until I can get an iPhone. >> Jenny >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
