True. However, the cost of operating system upgrades is still less on the Mac than on Windows. Besides which, most agencies buy Jaws because it is, or was, the gold standard and is still the biggest name in screen reading today, and no one considers alternatives like SAToGo or NVDA.
On 9/1/11, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > To add a different perspective on the screen reader cost issue, depending on > the needs of the end user, the "mac is cheaper in the long run" argument may > not hold, because there are now perfectly adequate low or no cost screen > reading solutions for Windows, namely NVDA and System Access. In the case > that one of these suits the needs of the perspective user, the cost of a Mac > mini plus needed accessories will not be less, even in the long run, than a > comparable pc and one of the above named screen readers. > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > > -- > 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. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- 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.
