Hi, Apple does sell extended warranty packages for its laptops and other products. These are pretty expensive but are really excellent service.
I would bet that Apple would work out a bulk sale deal with your blindness organization if they would enter negotiations. Historically, Apple has done very well by school systems and other large government distributions. It would be a publicity coup for them if they could start selling to people with disabilities through the various European government/insurance programs. As I like to say, "I paid the same for VO as I would have for JAWS but they tossed in a really kick ass laptop for an extra $100!" Happy Macking, cdh On Nov 4, 2009, at 3:49 AM, anouk radix wrote: > > Hello, I know that there are some unattached braille display > developers around, meaning that their braille displays are not linked > to screenreader software to windows. Lately I have been thinking about > how cool it would beif they could do a package deal on their braille > display and a mac laptop. In the netherlands if you are a schoolgoing > child or a student you get both a laptop, a screenreader and a braille > display from the state (actually the uwv, a company run by the state) > if you are a working person then your employer can ask the uwv for a > screenreader and a braille display and if you need stuff for home use > you need to ask your insurance company. So it owuld be really > beneficial for the uwv to have an option like the mac that would be a > lot cheaper then the options by optelec (bc640+hal) or freedom > scientific (i think their braille display is called focus and they of > course develop jaws) plus probbably a toshiba laptop. At least the > free developers could spread the know how about the mac system and > maybe translate stuff provide dutch support etc. I was planning to > write some people about this when I suddenly realized something. 1. > apple seems to be the sole distributor of macbooks etc and most > importantly 2. the very meager standard warranty and very high price > to buy more. If you get a laptop as a blind student in nl then you > have to use it for at least 3 years before you ask for a new one, > after 3 years you can ask for a new laptop and sometimes even a new > braille display although that term used to be 5 ears. So it is common > practice for companies to deliver the laptop with 3 years of warranty > so that has to be included in the total price. > I really hope that in the future apple iwll include more then 1 year > of warranty because on a lot of proiducts in europe you have AT LEAST > 2 years warranty as standard and at no extra cost. > Greetings, Anouk > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
