Well, maybe they only pay $100 to be a developer, but what about all the
time spent developing an app. Are programmers suppose to live on air/? If
you don't pay a developer for their development time they aren't going to be
a developer for long. It does cost money for a developer to live, pay their
bills, etc.
The Notes app will work for what this does, but not as well for the
deaf-blind user as this app does. On the other hand I'm not sure it is
really worth $99, but as an assistive technology specialist working with
deaf-blind I do realize that it is difficult to find accessible
communications tools for the deaf-blind person to use, and when you do they
are typically going to be very expensive because the number of deaf-blind
people is much smaller than the number of hearing blind folks. Hearing
blind people don't need this app unless they want to communicate with a
deaf-blind person.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS
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. All
interaction appears both on the deaf-blind person’s refreshable
Braille
display, as well as visually on the [...]
You may view the latest post at
http://maccessibility.net/2012/09/08/the-humanware-communicator-for-ios/
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