Well this my friend is one area where Apple could expend a little effort. I don't expect them to be experts, but they certainly should have more than just a passing awareness of it. I realize that (and I'll take some heat for this comment) a smaller segment of the market than what most stores see as customers rolling through the doors, but I believe that at the least they should have a cheat sheet that could be pulled to answer some basic questions. I think this is one of those areas that could be easily addressed and it is of course possible something is in the works, but think I'll ask. I think also if enough people put a bug in Apples ear, they are going to be a bit more apt to do something. I will say that it seems more of their support personnel at least have heard of VOiceOver and I suspect a lot of this is to do with the iPod and iPhones, so there is hope. On Jul 25, 2009, at 1:51 AM, Abdul Kamara wrote:
> Oh how sad... > > I bet the people at Microsoft were "squirting" all over each other > Zoons in hand when they came up with that... > > Yeah, this is one of few areas where I would criticize Apple. It is > problematic when Geniuses know nothing about the accessibility > components of the operating system, or at least, not reliably so.. > to the extent that they could demonstrate it in house. > > Best, > > Abdul > > Best, > > A > > > On 25 Jul 2009, at 04:20, Scott Howell wrote: > >> WOw, maybe Microsoft is feeling a little pressured to try emulating >> Apple even more? This should prove quite fascinating and I assume >> with all these PCs they plan to sell, would mean third-party deals >> with Dell and other companies. What is interesting is if they will >> have demos of the windows-based screen readers. :) >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> Date: July 24, 2009 9:20:00 PM EDT >>> Subject: Microsoft stores to mimic Apple's with "Guru Bars" >>> Source: AppleInsider >>> >>> A leaked presentation has exposed Microsoft's tentative plans for >>> its retail stores -- and the high degree to which they'll imitate >>> Apple stores, down to their layouts and even the presence of a >>> dedicated "Guru Bar" for help. >>> Read more… >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
