[gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
- From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:54:52 -0400
What do I have to say to get this across? I do NOT, again, NOT, think
the app should be free or that the price is unfair in any way! I am
OKAY with the price! The Braillenote GPS is expensive, but it also
offers a thirty-day trial that is free so you can see if you like it.
That's all I'm saying, that the Seeing Eye app should have a similar
option, and as this is a pricing model and not part of the app I did
not feel it was a feature to be added to the list. Just in case anyone
else decides to misread my post, I'll say this yet again: I do not
disapprove of the pricing, I don't want the app to be free, and I am
really getting rather tired of everyone attacking me for saying I do
when I keep stating very clearly I do not.
On 7/12/13, Justin Hull <justinhull1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The blind community amazes me! People are willing to spend over $1000 on a
> GPS on a note taker but everyone on here is whining and crying over a
> measly $70 or $130 subscription. Is everyone really that cheap? Come to
> think of it, when I bought Navigon and the Tom Tom, both of which I still
> have I had to spend $50 on each and did not get a chance to have a trial
> version on that either. This application is built with accessibility in mind
> and with this company's reputation and GPS products that we've seen in the
> past we know that the application is very well constructed and that's going
> to give information that a blind person finds most valuable. Android apps
> are not free as well and to reiterate I think it's really interesting that
> everyone expects something for free.
>
> Thank you
> Have a great day.
> Justin Hull
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 5:16 PM, "Kevin Barry" <krbarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There is an edit box for you to write in something you want that is not
>> included in the top ten.
>>
>> At 06:53 AM 7/12/2013, you wrote:
>>> I don't mind paying a price for accessibility, but when multiple people
>>> state they want a monthly subscription to try the app, and then that
>>> feature
>>> isn't listed in the top eight, IMO, it shows the company isn't truly
>>> listening to what we as customers want. Mike said he wanted a monthly
>>> subscription, but it was harder to implement than he thought. Does this
>>> mean
>>> Senderro would rather program softball solutions into their products and
>>> rely on their reputation and the words of others to sell their products?
>>> I
>>> suspect so. If Senderro truly wanted a monthly membership option, then
>>> instead of 'looking into it,' they would be 'working tirelessly to ensure
>>> we
>>> are meeting the needs and desires of our current and future customers.'
>>> I thought about posting a low review for this app based on my
>>> frustration
>>> with Mr. May's wish to rely on reputation and review over customer
>>> wishes,
>>> but I didn't because I realize most people don't know who I am and
>>> wouldn't
>>> care how I reviewed the product, plus those people who love Senderro and
>>> are
>>> going to buy it won't read the reviews anyway.
>>> Besides, if there ever is a monthly license, and I do try it, I'm sure
>>> I'll
>>> most likely end of buying it and wanting to give the app a high review.
>>> I'm
>>> holding out for the optimistic outcome rather than voicing negativity on
>>> the
>>> review page in the short run
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon
>>> Armstrong
>>> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 12:37 AM
>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>>>
>>> Hello, I totally agree with what Mike said in this post. I too would
>>> also
>>> like to see people discuss features and not write such poor reviews in
>>> the
>>> App Store simply because of the price. I love the app, and I love what
>>> Mike
>>> and Charles have done to make it worthwhile to get. I don't mind paying
>>> a
>>> little bit of a price for accessibility.
>>>
>>> Brandon Armstrong sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2013, at 0:16, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > It is true that Apple does not offer either trials or monthly
>>> subscriptions.
>>> > Suppliers have found ways to do this outside Apple and we will see
>>> > what is involved in this. As I made clear in the podcast, we
>>> > originally wanted to have a monthly subscription for this app but that
>>> > was not as easy as I hoped.
>>> >
>>> > Also, as I said, 90% of apps do not turn a profit. Expecting the price
>>> > to be lower than it is so that Sendero does not stay in business or
>>> > does not improve features, is pretty short-sighted.
>>> >
>>> > There are other options for navigation information so if folks are not
>>> > comfortable spending $69 based on Sendero's reputation of 13 years
>>> > developing accessible GPS or the feedback of other users, vote with
>>> > your credit card. The beauty of the market these days is that you have
>>> > options and that is a very good thing. Many people think Seeing Eye
>>> > GPS is an option but there are other choices. Heck, we even got
>>> > complaints about the $4.99 price for Sendero Lookaround. Seems
>>> embarrassing.
>>> >
>>> > I'd love to see the dialog get off the dirt cheap IOS price point and
>>> > on to features and functionality.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>>> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:04 PM
>>> > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] cheap trial of Seeing Eye app?
>>> >
>>> > Hi all,
>>> > The features list on which people can vote made no mention of a
>>> > cheaper subscription option, and I did not write one in since that
>>> > seems more a pricing decision than an app feature. I just wanted to
>>> > remind Sendero that, at least from what I've seen, they are losing a
>>> > lot of business since people do not want to drop $70 on the hearsay of
>>> > others. The lack of a cheap subscription, or even a "lite" version of
>>> > the app with restricted features, is a major sticking point which
>>> > should, I feel, be addressed in addition to the app features now being
>>> voted on.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Have a great day,
>>> > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
>>> > mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> >
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