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Yes, when you purchased
JAWS in 2002, you essentially purchased a perpetual license
because you own it outright and can use it indefinitely without
restriction as long as it is still compatible with the version
of Windows on your computer. But in order to keep JAWS up to
date, you would have had to purchase an SMA every two years
until the present time. If you let your SMA lapse at some point
in the past, FS will charge you a hefty penalty to bring it up
to date.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 9:41 AM, Annabelle Susan
Morison wrote:
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I originally purchased JAWS with my college trust fund in
2002. Does this mean I own it if I purchased a perpetual license
back then?
There is so much confusion about this issue that I will
try to explain the differences between a perpetual license
and an annual renewable home license. When you purchase a
copy of JAWS for the regular price of $950, you can use it
indefinitely without restriction as long as it is still
compatible with your version of Windows because you own it
outright. It is yours to keep, and you can authorize it to
use on up to three computers. Many JAWS home users have
JAWS purchased for them by a blindness rehab agency and
never bother to upgrade their SMA's at their own cost
because JAWS works satisfactorally with the version of
Windows they are using. Other JAWS users who own it
outright because they either purchased it themselves or had
it purchased for them by a rehab agency prefer to pay $150
every two years to upgrade their SMA's so that they can
enjoy the latest version of JAWS and ensure ongoing
compatibility with Windows. With an annual home license,on
the other hand, you are only purchasing the right to use
JAWS without restriction for a specific period of time,
usually one, three or five years. Unlike an SMA, you do not
own JAWS outright, and if you fail to renew your license
before it is due to expire, JAWS will revert to 40 minute
demo mode. HTH.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 9:00 AM, Annabelle
Susan Morison wrote:
I wonder what the difference is between the Home Annual and the Perpetual license.
On 07/03/2022 5:54 AM Bharat <bharat.b@...> wrote:
Thank you,
bharat.In that case, you would be better served by going with the
$95 JAWS home annual licence from FS's E-Store. While out there, if
you opt for a 2 or 5 year licence, it would come in even cheaper from
a overall pricing standpoint. That's my understanding of it all.
On 7/3/22, Annabelle Susan Morison <foristnights@...> wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA
by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a
recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
> > ----- Original Message -----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison mailto:foristnights@...
To: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another:
Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS,
starting with version 3.7.
> > > On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via
groups.io <bwaylimited@...
mailto:bwaylimited@... > wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing
JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
> > > > Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like
to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much.
Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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I originally purchased JAWS with my college trust fund in 2002. Does this mean I own it if I purchased a perpetual license back then?
On 07/03/2022 6:33 AM Gerald Levy via groups.io <bwaylimited@...> wrote:
There is so much confusion about this issue that I will try to explain the differences between a perpetual license and an annual renewable home license. When you purchase a copy of JAWS for the regular price of $950, you can use it indefinitely without restriction as long as it is still compatible with your version of Windows because you own it outright. It is yours to keep, and you can authorize it to use on up to three computers. Many JAWS home users have JAWS purchased for them by a blindness rehab agency and never bother to upgrade their SMA's at their own cost because JAWS works satisfactorally with the version of Windows they are using. Other JAWS users who own it outright because they either purchased it themselves or had it purchased for them by a rehab agency prefer to pay $150 every two years to upgrade their SMA's so that they can enjoy the latest version of JAWS and ensure ongoing compatibility with Windows. With an annual home license,on the other hand, you are only purchasing the right to use JAWS without restriction for a specific period of time, usually one, three or five years. Unlike an SMA, you do not own JAWS outright, and if you fail to renew your license before it is due to expire, JAWS will revert to 40 minute demo mode. HTH.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 9:00 AM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
I wonder what the difference is between the Home Annual and the Perpetual license.
On 07/03/2022 5:54 AM Bharat <bharat.b@...> wrote:
Thank you,
bharat.In that case, you would be better served by going with the
$95 JAWS home annual licence from FS's E-Store. While out there, if
you opt for a 2 or 5 year licence, it would come in even cheaper from
a overall pricing standpoint. That's my understanding of it all.
On 7/3/22, Annabelle Susan Morison <foristnights@...> wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA
by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a
recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
> > ----- Original Message -----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison mailto:foristnights@...
To: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another:
Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS,
starting with version 3.7.
> > > On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via
groups.io <bwaylimited@...
mailto:bwaylimited@... > wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing
JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
> > > > Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like
to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much.
Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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There is so much
confusion about this issue that I will try to explain the
differences between a perpetual license and an annual renewable
home license. When you purchase a copy of JAWS for the regular
price of $950, you can use it indefinitely without restriction
as long as it is still compatible with your version of Windows
because you own it outright. It is yours to keep, and you can
authorize it to use on up to three computers. Many JAWS home
users have JAWS purchased for them by a blindness rehab agency
and never bother to upgrade their SMA's at their own cost
because JAWS works satisfactorally with the version of Windows
they are using. Other JAWS users who own it outright because
they either purchased it themselves or had it purchased for them
by a rehab agency prefer to pay $150 every two years to upgrade
their SMA's so that they can enjoy the latest version of JAWS
and ensure ongoing compatibility with Windows. With an annual
home license,on the other hand, you are only purchasing the
right to use JAWS without restriction for a specific period of
time, usually one, three or five years. Unlike an SMA, you do
not own JAWS outright, and if you fail to renew your license
before it is due to expire, JAWS will revert to 40 minute demo
mode. HTH.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 9:00 AM, Annabelle Susan
Morison wrote:
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Show quoted text
I wonder what the difference is between the Home Annual and the Perpetual license.
On 07/03/2022 5:54 AM Bharat <bharat.b@...> wrote:
Thank you,
bharat.In that case, you would be better served by going with the
$95 JAWS home annual licence from FS's E-Store. While out there, if
you opt for a 2 or 5 year licence, it would come in even cheaper from
a overall pricing standpoint. That's my understanding of it all.
On 7/3/22, Annabelle Susan Morison <foristnights@...> wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA
by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a
recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
> > ----- Original Message -----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison mailto:foristnights@...
To: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another:
Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS,
starting with version 3.7.
> > > On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via
groups.io <bwaylimited@...
mailto:bwaylimited@... > wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing
JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
> > > > Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like
to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much.
Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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You will have to pay
$95 to renew your annual home license for another year. If you
purchased your license inMay of 2021, it may have already
expired if it was only a one-year license, and JAWS may only
work in 40 minute demo mode. FS also offers 3 year and 5 year
licenses which are currently avaiable at 20% discounts, as
announced yesterday at the ACB convention. I suggest you call
FS on Tuesday at 800-444-4443 for more infornation.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 9:05 AM, Annabelle Susan
Morison wrote:
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I have a Home Annual license with JAWS 2021, as I have it on
a Windows 10 machine which I got in May of 2021. What do I do
when the license expires? Would I have to pay extra to get it
renewed? If so, how much?
Oh my goodness,you are so far behind with JAWS that FS
would probably charge you at least $500 to bring your SMA up
to date. I presume you are using JAWS 15 with Windows 7
because such an old version of JAWS is not compatible with
Windows 10 or 11. Therefore, if you are planning to buy a
new computer with Windows 10 or 11 and update toJAWS 2022,
your best bet by far is to stick with the annual license
option. It will only cost you $95 for a one year license,
which is only $20 more than the one year cost of a two year
SMA whose regular price is$150.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 8:47 AM, Annabelle
Susan Morison wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is
JAWS version 15.
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade
to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from that
previous version. But if it is not a recent version the
price may be more than you want to pay.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One
License Type to Another: Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally
purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7.
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option
without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you have
not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM,
Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license
for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a
perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how
much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS
2021.
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Hi Annabelle, Your situation seems a bit complicated, so I think the best thing for you to do is to call Vispero on Tuesday and talk it over with customer service. Good Luck! Debby
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Annabelle Susan Morison Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2022 9:06 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another: Additional Costs? I have a Home Annual license with JAWS 2021, as I have it on a Windows 10 machine which I got in May of 2021. What do I do when the license expires? Would I have to pay extra to get it renewed? If so, how much? Oh my goodness,you are so far behind with JAWS that FS would probably charge you at least $500 to bring your SMA up to date. I presume you are using JAWS 15 with Windows 7 because such an old version of JAWS is not compatible with Windows 10 or 11. Therefore, if you are planning to buy a new computer with Windows 10 or 11 and update toJAWS 2022, your best bet by far is to stick with the annual license option. It will only cost you $95 for a one year license, which is only $20 more than the one year cost of a two year SMA whose regular price is$150. Gerald On 7/3/2022 8:47 AM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote: The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15. Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a recent version the price may be more than you want to pay. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another: Additional Costs? I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7. Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so. Gerald On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote: I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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I have a Home Annual license with JAWS 2021, as I have it on a Windows 10 machine which I got in May of 2021. What do I do when the license expires? Would I have to pay extra to get it renewed? If so, how much?
On 07/03/2022 6:02 AM Gerald Levy via groups.io <bwaylimited@...> wrote:
Oh my goodness,you are so far behind with JAWS that FS would probably charge you at least $500 to bring your SMA up to date. I presume you are using JAWS 15 with Windows 7 because such an old version of JAWS is not compatible with Windows 10 or 11. Therefore, if you are planning to buy a new computer with Windows 10 or 11 and update toJAWS 2022, your best bet by far is to stick with the annual license option. It will only cost you $95 for a one year license, which is only $20 more than the one year cost of a two year SMA whose regular price is$150.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 8:47 AM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another: Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7.
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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Oh my goodness,you are
so far behind with JAWS that FS would probably charge you at
least $500 to bring your SMA up to date. I presume you are
using JAWS 15 with Windows 7 because such an old version of JAWS
is not compatible with Windows 10 or 11. Therefore, if you are
planning to buy a new computer with Windows 10 or 11 and update
toJAWS 2022, your best bet by far is to stick with the annual
license option. It will only cost you $95 for a one year
license, which is only $20 more than the one year cost of a two
year SMA whose regular price is$150.
Gerald
On 7/3/2022 8:47 AM, Annabelle Susan
Morison wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS
version 15.
Depending on your last SMA version, you could
upgrade to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from
that previous version. But if it is not a recent version the
price may be more than you want to pay.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License
Type to Another: Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally
purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7.
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the
annual license option, you cannot switch to the SMA
option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you
have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle
Susan Morison wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for
JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual
license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right?
Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically,
I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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I wonder what the difference is between the Home Annual and the Perpetual license.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On 07/03/2022 5:54 AM Bharat <bharat.b@...> wrote:
Thank you,
bharat.In that case, you would be better served by going with the
$95 JAWS home annual licence from FS's E-Store. While out there, if
you opt for a 2 or 5 year licence, it would come in even cheaper from
a overall pricing standpoint. That's my understanding of it all.
On 7/3/22, Annabelle Susan Morison <foristnights@...> wrote:
The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA
by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a
recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
> > ----- Original Message -----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison mailto:foristnights@...
To: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another:
Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS,
starting with version 3.7.
> > > On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via
groups.io <bwaylimited@...
mailto:bwaylimited@... > wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing
JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
> > > > Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like
to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much.
Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
> > > > >
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Thank you,
bharat.In that case, you would be better served by going with the
$95 JAWS home annual licence from FS's E-Store. While out there, if
you opt for a 2 or 5 year licence, it would come in even cheaper from
a overall pricing standpoint. That's my understanding of it all.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On 7/3/22, Annabelle Susan Morison <foristnights@...> wrote: The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA
by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a
recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
> > ----- Original Message -----
From: Annabelle Susan Morison mailto:foristnights@...
To: main@jfw.groups.io mailto:main@jfw.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another:
Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS,
starting with version 3.7.
> > > On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via
groups.io <bwaylimited@...
mailto:bwaylimited@... > wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual
license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing
JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
> > > > Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like
to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much.
Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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The most recent version my SMA currently supports is JAWS version 15.
On 07/03/2022 5:39 AM Loy <loyrg2845@...> wrote:
Depending on your last SMA version, you could upgrade to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version. But if it is not a recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License Type to Another: Additional Costs?
I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7.
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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Depending on your last SMA version, you could
upgrade to a current SMA by paying the upgrade cost from that previous version.
But if it is not a recent version the price may be more than you want to pay.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: Changing From One License
Type to Another: Additional Costs?
I
originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS, starting with
version 3.7.
Sorry, no can
do. Once you have selected the annual license option, you cannot
switch to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you
have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison
wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd
like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't
expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I
have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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I originally purchased an SMA when I originally purchased JAWS, starting with version 3.7.
On 07/03/2022 3:27 AM Gerald Levy via groups.io <bwaylimited@...> wrote:
Sorry, no can do. Once you have selected the annual license option, you cannot switch to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan Morison wrote:
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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Sorry, no can do. Once
you have selected the annual license option, you cannot switch
to the SMA option without purchasing JAWS outright for $950, if
you have not previously done so.
Gerald
On 7/2/2022 9:59 PM, Annabelle Susan
Morison wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for
JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license.
Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me
anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license
for JAWS 2021.
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Hi, it's Annabelle.
I have an Annual license for JAWS 2021, and I'd like to change it to a perpetual license. Those are the ones that don't expire, right? Will it cost me anything? If so, how much. Specifically, I have a home license for JAWS 2021.
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