But you end up paying a lower fee for it since it's an OEM copy that the dealer likely bought in bulk. On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:21:01AM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > Your dealer didn't whip out their magic windows box and give you a free > copy. You more than likely paid for it, it was just in the cost of the > computer. > > > Thanks, > Tyler Littlefield > Web: tysdomain.com > email: tyler at tysdomain.com > My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Baechler" <tony at baechler.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:08 AM > Subject: Re: speakup using different synths with software speech? > > > >Who said anything about paying for Windows? I got it installed from the > >dealer who built the machine, or with my Dell machines, directly from Dell > >when I got it. I've never had to pay for Windows in my life and I'm not > >sure why I would. I understand the licensing is different for Vista and > >Windows 7, but with Windows 98 and XP, I just have my dealer install it > >for me. That also saves me the trouble of getting sighted help. I'm not > >opposed to spending money on speech, but I've already sunk a fortune into > >hardware synths which have a lot better quality, so the idea of buying > >software speech is foreign to me. Also, I've had my income cut twice this > >year already, so I really can't afford any other expenses right now if I > >had to because the money just isn't there. I know of at least one other > >person on this list who uses Linux because money is an issue, and two > >others who still use DOS, partially for the same reason. > > > >Georgina Joyce wrote: > >>Well if paying for windows works for you then that's alright. I don't > >>have the time to write out instructions on how to use cepstral voices > >>when you just want to complain about espeak and have no intention on > >>using them because they cost money. > >> > >>It's your perspectives that are stopping you from using linux. > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a Unix operating system. -- Linus Torvalds
