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@Lino_JR @DavidGoldfield Maybe but it isn't for everyone. Each has their uses. I'll still choose to pay for Jaws For Windows at least for now; along with keeping current with NVDA. The more tools in my toolkit the happier I am.
@robini71 @Lino_JR I think what aggravates me the most about these increases is that the price of OpenBook is increasing by $100.00. This, to me, is a bit unjust, considering that OpenBook hasn't received an update since 2018 and Vispero has stated that they've pretty much ceased development on this software.
@DavidGoldfield @robini71 @Lino_JR@chrisduffley.com I didn't know that Openbook was still being sold. Last time I heard of openbook was some 15 or so years ago. But okay then.
@tinygirl @robini71 @Lino_JR OpenBook was an amazing program for its time. The landscape was very different in the '90s as we didn't have Bookshare, Kindle or Apple Books. If there were some pprint books that you needed or just wanted to read immediately, you either had to scan them, obtain a service to scan them for you or have them recorded by services like Recording for the Blind. At that time, having access to OpenBook or K1000 and a flatbed scanner was a big deal and, depending on your needs, might have been essential, especially if you needed access to print material in an educational setting. Now, things are much different. Obtaining accessible books is much easier. Phones and smart glasses can go a long away for many OCR tasks and so I just can't see paying $1100 for OpenBook.