I have to agree. Similar to Microsoft in the mainstream
market, they are sort of the bullies of the adaptive tech world. Yes,
they make money and might have a larger market share, but the quality
of their products or, lack there of in recent years, has led them to
go after other companies in rather disgusting manners.
Take Care
John Panarese
On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:45 PM, kaare dehard wrote:
> The thing that may upset a lot of people is fs's overbearing and
> attempts to squish inovation that doesn't come to them first.
>
> I really don't care if they make money but at the same time they
> shouldn't be peeing in everyone elses cornflakes either.
> On 25-Aug-09, at 1:54 PM, Rich Ring wrote:
>
>> Trust me, whether we like it or not, FS is still making money.
>> There are still lots of Windows users out there, some of whom are
>> using Windows in a work environment, it is not like they can
>> suddenly decide to use a Mac, it's not up to them. Just a little
>> reality check.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Marie Howarth
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: say it's not so apple
>>
>> FS are desperate, and they're only going to get more desperate.
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>
>>> Huh, good luck cause FS hasn't a leg to stand on in the GW Micro
>>> case and they couldn't say a word about Apple's implementation.
>>> FS must be pretty desperate.
>>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wonder if Apple's "Auto Web Spots" is different enough from the
>>>> FS Placemarkers feature as FS is currently suing GW Micro over a
>>>> patent infringement on this concept. There are a lot of problems
>>>> with the FS patent but judges aren't always of the nuances that
>>>> make one idea different from another.
>>>>
>>>> cdh
>>>> On Aug 24, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The following is copied directly from the Apple site.
>>>>>
>>>>> Find information fast with auto web spots.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many web pages are filled with complex design elements or lack
>>>>> useful HTML tags, making them difficult to convey through a
>>>>> screen reader. So Apple invented new technologies to comprehend
>>>>> and interpret the visual design of web pages, then use the
>>>>> information to assign virtual tags called “auto web spots” to
>>>>> mark important locations on the page. If you’re on a newspaper
>>>>> website, for example, there might be an auto web spot for each
>>>>> lead story, another for a box containing weather or sports
>>>>> scores, and so on. You can jump from web spot to web spot with a
>>>>> keystroke or the flick of a finger. And if there’s a particular
>>>>> feature on a site you visit often, you can assign a “sweet spot”
>>>>> on that page so that VoiceOver will go there first when the page
>>>>> opens.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Marie Howarth <marie.jane2...@gmail.com
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> one feature I just read they have in snow leopard is voice over
>>>>> will
>>>>> now read the whole website to you. I cannot say I'm happy about
>>>>> this,
>>>>> the one thing about VO I love is it does what I want it too not
>>>>> what
>>>>> it thinks I want it too. ugh. apple why listen to them?
>>>>> sorry, but what do others think?
>>>>>
>>>>>
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