hi i suggest you all ask for your money back so 1300 pounds as what you ahve should be priced at 1300 pounds for everyone not jsut knew people buying the classic so yeah ask for half your moeny back
On 10 Feb 2008, at 10:48, Jackie Cairns wrote:
Hi PaddyI think, trying to be devil's advocate here, that the PDA is probably going to be too difficult to continue getting hold of. If you could see the K-NFB Reader, it is a PDA and a camera that have been attached by a USB, then put together in a case. Having said that, they must have known that it would be difficult to continue maintaining the hardware when they launched it.I guess their way of looking at it is that they are moving forward, but taking the software to another platform, the mobile phone. But it is a shame for those who have bought the original and will no longer enjoy the benefits of being able to upgrade the software. After all, 18 months isn't that long for something of its price, but it is a long time in the technology industry when hardware changes just about every week.Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace ----- Original Message ----- From: Dj Paddy To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 10:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update Wooo, that's a bit of a shocker.I think these companys should have a life plan for their software, similar to Microsoft with Windows and other products.This screams of unprofessionalism IMHO.We've a new product so lets drop this like a brick because we can make more money perhaps of the other?If they were going to drop it a nicer gesture would have been to make all or part of the softwares code public available so that the community could keep the software upgrades going.It worries me when companys do this. It's not a confidence builder. Dj Paddy ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader updateTerry, my sentiments exactly. We are not talking about a few pounds here. A real pity, and perhaps a concern for the future for anyone thinking of embarking on the mobile phone version.Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Clasper To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: K-NFB Reader update This is indeed very disappointing.People invest in technology that isn't quite there because they trust the developer to continually improve the software. Even if they didn't want to continue to develop the hardware plattform they should have agreed to develop the software for it for a reasonable period of time.This is one of the reasons why users get so upset and frustrated! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns To: Access UK Mailing List Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] K-NFB Reader update Hi ListersFor those who have been following the various threads on this topic, I have some further interesting news.I thought you might like to know that I have today heard from a most reliable source that K-NFB Reader Classic, which is the model I have, is no longer being developed. There will be no further software upgrades, andefforts will concentrate solely on the mobile phone version.I think this is a dreadful shame, given its huge cost, and an indictment on the company in failing to recognise the end users who bought it in good faith.While I am still delighted with my Reader, it is hugely disappointing to know that it will not be improved upon, and that those connected with the K-NFB project will now turn their efforts to the mobile phone version. My understanding is that the current Readers will be sold for £1,300 instead of the original £2,625.Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace __________ NOD32 2856 (20080207) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com