From: "Shane" <shane-keyword-speakup.aca783@xxxxx> > For those who think prices are inflated by the greedy > corporation, if that were the case and so much profit was > being made in the area, why haven't other firms entered the > market, driving prices down as a result? This is a good point. Mostly, stuff costs what it costs. But there is a thread going on on the jaws list right now about Freedom Scientific becoming arrogant because jaws is "institutionalized". Once you've purchased jaws, it is very difficult to move to a competitor because it requires another huge outlay of cash and time. For years, I have been wanting to switch to Window-Eyes when I'm working with Windows. But I haven't even asked the University to buy Window-eyes because I know it would be opening a can of worms. The University bought Jaws originally on my recommendation. But now it's on the lab machines and I can't ask them to switch to something else. Also, I would have to learn how to use Window-eyes and at least for a while, I'd be less productive. I'd have to provide justification for that as well. My current plan is to switch to either orca or VoiceOver as soon as either one of those tools is ready for prime time. I'll either buy a Mac for home or set up a PC with orca at home and learn the new screen reader that way.
