John,
A very good point. I sometimes need to revert back to an older version of JAWS if the current one seems to misbehave. With Windows 10 we need to start with JAWS 16 and live with any limitations until the release of JAWS 17.
And, yes, to another lister who suggested that it would be a good move on FS part to follow MS with a free upgrade to JAWS 17 with some proof that Windows 10 was installed. Why not make it a coincident upgrade program?
Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer
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----- Original Message ----- From: "john.falter via Jfw" <jfw@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Cc: "john.falter" <john.falter@...> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 08:18 AM Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person? What I lose is the ability to use previous versions of JAWS. On 8/9/2015 8:21 PM, Gary King via Jfw wrote: The free feed is to lure the deer into the killing ground. I don't think the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is quite that sinister though. Just good old Microsoft's way of trying to keep it's dominant position.
Gary King w4wkz@... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Spratt via Jfw" <jfw@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Cc: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@...> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:06 AM Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Are you saying Win10 smells? Hard to make out the meaning of this, um, adage.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Daniel McBride via Jfw Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:05 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Daniel McBride Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
As I pointed out earlier, a deer gets free feed at his local deer stand feeder.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:05 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Adrian Spratt Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Windows 10 won't be free after a year. I believe the 2020 date refers to the end up MS support. But for now, as Brad says, who has the time? I'm waiting for the first service pack (MS always comes out with one) and FS's first rounds of fixes, all of which I expect will appear within the year.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Bill White via Jfw Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 11:49 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Bill White Subject: Re: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
What you gain is that, in 2020, when you finally decide to upgrade, Windows10 won't be free anymore. Bill White billwhite92701@... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Martin via Jfw" <jfw@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Cc: "Brad Martin" <brad@...> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 7:03 PM Subject: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Hi,
I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, and I just have a question (with a lot of background first):
So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program; you should use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents. (I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to indicate that Cortana is iffy at best.
So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like to know if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating system that I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can see is that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where Windows 7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that should cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like to know if JAWS users in particular are finding anything beneficial in the upgrade, or if it's just something fun to do to your functioning computer to see if it will still function.
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