One of the things I really like about
Apple, iOS in particular, is that it has successfully allowed us
to escape from the old business model of paying a lot of money for
assistive products. No longer do we have to pay a high price to
access our screens because Apple included a free access package.
No longer do we have to pay a high price for OCR apps because
sighted people, who use and require the same apps, only need to
pay a few dollars for it and, therefore, so do we. In my opinion,
and this is just my opinion, the marketing department of KNFB is
doing us a tremendous disservice by trying to bring back the
1980's and 1990's business model of how assistive technology is
distributed.
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On 7/6/2014 6:50 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
All I can say is: there better be a demo version. Offer ten scans,
pop up alerts every minute, limit some functions… Somehow, though,
they need to release a lite version. If I'm going to drop half the
cost of a new iPod Touch on one app, I want to be absolutely sure
it will meet my needs first. If they offer only the $99 app with
no way of testing it, well, that's just a bad idea.
Other platform OCR applications cost over $200. This
is not priced too high if it competes with the other OCR
applications. I am curious on what it can really do. I
hear it can OCR text from 20ft away.
Regards, Feliciano
On Jul 6, 2014, at 3:36 PM, "'David Goldfield' via
VIPhone" < [email protected]>
wrote:
In my opinion, the price of
this app, if it is indeed $99.00, is insanely high and
it won't be on my phone for that price. However,
ultimately the market, as it always does, will
decide. I know some will purchase it at this price.
If enough people don't, then the folks at KNFB will
have to make some decisions about the price. If
enough people buy it at $99.00, then the app will
likely remain at that price for some time.
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On 7/6/2014 6:32 PM, Anthony Vece wrote:
These companies just don't get it.
Most people like accessibility off the shelf.
Sent from my iPhone 5s!
for that price it better do tha laundry, wash
the dishes and clean the house. while I'm
thinking of it maybe drive me where I want to
go.
Betty Emmons
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Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App
If it was $30 I might consider it if
other demos show equal results in speed and
accuracy, but $99? They must be on some
pretty amazing drugs to think people will
pay that much for something that is only
faster by a few seconds than apps like
TextGrabber or Prizmo.
Just my opinion.
Richard
"Common sense is in spite of, not
as the result of education." - Victor
Hugo
Sent from my iPhone
It was announced that the KNFB
Reader app for the iPhone will cost
$99 and will be available by the end
of August.
Andy
I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't
try to change me.
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