I really don't know if accessibility is a place that Microsoft wants to go in their presentations. I agree that I would like to see Apple employees be more familiar with Voiceover, but that isn't a trivial thing to ask. Apple has a very functional screen reading system built into their os that the seem to be dedicated to improving. As it stands now, I think it stacks up quite well against the two giants WEyes and JFW.
However, I think using a screen reader in place of a pair of eyes to use a computer is very unintuitive with whatever is used and is not the way I would be doing things if I had a choice. I hope that more people will become familiar with VO and how we get things done with it, but I'm afraid that it will take time. I think what Apple has done in regards to Mac OS and the IPhone is a massive start though. On Jul 25, 2009, at 12:51 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
