[mac4theblind] Re: Strange and startling dream
- From: David hilbert poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:19:09 -0400
do you know of anyone who is going back to windows from Mac?
-- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-on Technolog(eye)s touching the internet
reducing technology's disabilities one byte at a time
On Mar 23, 2015, at 17:16, Todor Fassl <fassl.tod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John, when you write stuff like this, it brings your objectivity into question.
You've asked me to trust your experience on many of your points. How can I do
that when you give every indication of being an Apple zealot?
The fact is that sales of Windows machines still far exceeds that of Macs. If
the best operating system is, as you yourself said, the one with the most
users, that would be Windows. If the best desktop screen reader is the one with
the most users, that would be jaws. But better isn't determined by popularity.
To some degree, the trend has been away from Windows to Macs. To some degree,
the trend has also been away from desktops to mobile devices. But mostly, the
trend has been toward adding mobile devices to the mix. Mostly, people still
have a desktop at their job. It's just that now, they probably also have at
least one mobile device -- a tablet or smart phone.
> The reality is you still have a group of Windows users who still are stuck in
> the 1990's mindset and try to compare JAWS or any other screen reader from
> that perspective. I've used them all, and I don't find any advantage in that
> operating system to the Mac and VoiceOver. Windows itself is inefficient,
> which is why Microsoft has lost a vast majority of the status and prestige
> that it once held. The classic, "everyone is using Windows" excuse just
> doesn't float any more. Business, governmental agencies, consumers ...
> Windows is not the juggernaut it used to be. If you are living in a cave and
> don't read the marketing data or the various technical outlets that discuss
> market trends, then maybe you'll throw the old, "95 percent of computers are
> running Windows" outdated line. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for
> the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website,
> http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC
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>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> John, I’m with you.
>>
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