Let me ask this then: how is this so different from using the notes app? Also, the cost per year for being an apple developer is $100. Do they really plan on selling so few that they have to charge as much as they pay apple for a year for just one app purchase? Yes, I realize they get only 66% of the cost, but still... $100 for a text entry app? I really don't see it.
On 9/8/12, David Tanner <david.tanner...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, you guys don't understand what is going on with this app. It is > primarily an app that most blind folks wouldn't want. It is so that a > deaf-blind can do face-to-face communications with another person. Yes, it > > looks pretty simple, but when you look at development costs and realize that > > you aren't going to sell a whole lot of apps when you are only really > selling to a limited size deaf-blind community then the cost is going to be > > higher than for an app that blind and sighted people would want to > purchase. > > Again, it is a great app for those who need it, and actually drops the price > > for communications for a deaf-blind person by thousands of dollars from the > > $8,000 price of the deaf-Blind Communicator that Humanware has been selling > > since 2009. So, even if you add the cost of the app, a $2,500 or so > bluetooth Braille display and an iPhone it cuts the price in half or more. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS > > > Well, this is humanware after all. For those not in the know, let me > tell you about their latest major keysoft update (which takes one sma > count). It costs $200 for an sma, giving you two upgrades, or $135 for > a single upgrade if you do not have an sma. Keeping that in mind, > here's the long list of features they included in the last paid > update: > * a translator that can convert the text in pdf files to .txt files. > * bug fixes, including a fix for the braille terminal mode on qt units > (to fix something they broke in the previous update) > * a way for the bn to automatically use an active internet connection > without prompting the user to pick one each time (this rarely works as > advertised) > > ...and that's it. One feature, one interface change that doesn't work > right, and a fix for a previous mistake, all for the low price of > $135. Does this explain more about how they can charge $100 for a > simple app? > > On 9/8/12, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >> Perhaps the company are strapped for cash hence the new app so they think >> people like us are made of money and if we are all stupid we'll buy not >> any >> one is stupid of course. >> On 8 Sep 2012, at 20:09, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Um, well, put simply... nothing. True, hooking a display up to an iOS >>> device hides the onscreen keyboard, but in iOS6 I hear they will offer >>> a way to show it. Also, you get a buffer of past messages. Basically, >>> a program any decent coder could put together in, say a few days? >>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though I really don't know if we'll >>> find anyone willing to throw away... rather, spend $100 on an app that >>> consists of a text fiel, list of messages, and keyboard. >>> >>> On 9/8/12, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> This really is an honest question, but what does this app have that the >>>> IOs >>>> devices don't have natively. What would I be paying $100 to do? >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> >>>> On Sep 8, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Maccessibility <nore...@maccessibility.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'The Humanware Communicator for >>>>> iOS' >>>>> >>>>> Humanware has released The Humanware Communicator app for iOS, priced >>>>> at >>>>> a >>>>> staggering $99.99 US. From the description: >>>>> The HumanWare Communicator application is intended to establish a text >>>>> conversation between a deaf-blind person and a sighted person. 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